 A warm day in Texas and the urgent need for restoration on the Mother Temple of the West equals a great recipe for entrepreneurial spirit and generosity, as five-year-old Donovan Rothman sees it. After his mother told him about the necessity for contributions to renovate the Temple’s garden fountains, young Donovan lent a hand – to pour!
With the help of his great-grandparents, Donovan organized a Kool Aid stand on a forest road in front of his Texas home. The piney woods of east Texas brought a timely warm spell and encouraged repeat customers over the two days of Donovan’s fundraising activities.
In an act of generosity just as refreshing as the Kool Aid he served, Donovan asked that his earnings of dollars and coins be sent to the Kingdom Project to make the new garden fountains “pretty for when people come to see the Temple.”
Donovan’s story is proof that Bahá’ís of any age can understand the significance of the House of Worship and that their combined understanding and generous spirit can be turned into action. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said that the Temple “will be a model for the coming centuries, and will hold the station of the mother.” What better way to honor and support the mother than through the help of children? Thank you, Donovan. The Mother Temple’s newly renovated fountains are glittering with your act of service.
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