The sweltering heat is pouring from the sky. It is 40 degrees in the shade in Lesbos. There is no shade in the camp, so everyone is roasting in even greater heat. At 12:30 a.m. a bus with meals from our Home for All kitchen drives through the camp gate. A group of young men are waiting for us in the middle of the grounds. Every day they help distribute meals, visiting the sick and diabetics.

“Dad had to go into town to run important errands. I am here in his place. I really like to help,” Mohamedjo introduces himself as he packs the meals into a bag. He doesn’t take his mind off the task. He has come here to act. He takes a map showing the addresses of the containers to be visited. We move behind him.

Mohamedjo doesn’t like the camp, but he likes to help. He wants, amidst all the hopelessness surrounding him, to feel that he can still support others. Responsibility and trust add a few inches to his height. He expects nothing in return. He acts nimbly as if he were on a football pitch, leaping between the clotheslines strung between the containers. With the greatest decorum, he knocks on the door, gives his hosts the most charming smile, asks if everything is alright, leaves a meal and offers his greetings, wishing them a good meal.

“Sympathy is not enough. Delivering a meal to someone is solving a specific problem, says the boy. His words resonate. They sound like life coaching. Only better, because not theoretical. Mohamedjo gives a lesson in helping.

If compassion is also not enough for you, let yourself be persuaded to shop at GoodWorks 24/7. At our charity shop you can donate a meal in seconds to the sick residents of the camp in Lesbos who have nothing to eat. Mohamed will be happy to deliver it to their hands.