William H.A. Willbond MSM, CD

IZZY DOLL ANGELS

A wee Izzy Doll Angel Sits on my desk shelf
In memory of a man who gave, all of himself!
75,000 Izzy comfort dolls we’ve shipped overseas
For the children famine, war and disease

My buddy Mike Comeau collects dolls for HPIC
To go out in PTPs for poor kids who are sick!
Don Ethell has knitters o’er in Calgary,
Who knit and send dolls to the kids in Haiti

We’ve shipped Izzy Dolls to the camps in Darfur
For the genocide survivors, the wee children of war
Zimbabwe, Malawi, Rwanda, Mozambique
Get meds wrapped in dolls for the kids who are sick!

As I look at this wee angel, this Mark Isfeld Doll
Thinking back on Mark’s tours where he answered the call
Mark is an inspiration and a hero to us all
His Mom Carol is the founder of our present comfort doll!

So thank you Carol for sending me
This Doll of Comfort called: “Izzy”
Thank you too for the following Poem
That’s in a place of honour in my home!

©Copyright February 16, 2007 by William H.A. Willbond MSM, CD

AN ICROSS ANGEL GUARD

Somewhere in the heavens
“Izzy’s” watching step by step
He’s quite aware of all the love
And his Mother’s promise kept!

It’s grown to such proportions.
Loving helpers came on board.
Two different kinds of babies.
Mark’s spirit simply soared!

First his buddies felt some peace.
Mom’s helpers felt love in spades:
Then came Willie and daughters
To soothe the pain of kids with aids!

There’s helpers on his Mother’s side
The “ICROSS” Medicine and Comfort Dolls too!
Mark became the proudest Angel!
Captain Heddon (Canadian Army) presents Izzy Dolls to two young Afghani girls: Afghanistan 2008And he’s passed his wings to you!

Author’s Note: To all of our ICROSS CANADA Izzy Comfort Doll knitters – Mollie’s Dollies, Ada Marie Murphy, Annie Wisey, the North Saanich Knitters Guild, the countless church groups and Mike Comeau’s many, many wonderful knitters –Don Ethell’s Calgary and Alberta knitting groups, the last stanza of Carol’s poem is for you – Mark has passed his wings to you! Mark is the proudest angel and he’s passed his wings and task of continuing the Izzy African Comfort Doll wave of Joy, to each of you. Your continued knitting of comfort dolls brings smiles of joy to the faces of little children in the 3rd world – your drop is making a difference and as a team we will make the cup of human kindness runneth over! Thank you – many blessings on all of you and on all in your house