Cindy Schmidt is an exuberant, service-oriented person who loves working with vulnerable populations. However, after a mission trip abroad she contracted a mysterious and prolonged illness that put her in an unfamiliar position: being the one whom others served.

Thank you to our guest Cindy Schmidt for sharing your story.

If you're looking for more ways to serve this Christmas season, the annual Light the World campaign can give you a lot of ideas about how you can be someone's angel. Visit lighttheworld.org to learn more.

The Christmas Jars Podcast is hosted by Jason Wright, and produced by Brian Tanner and Wendy Folsom. Our executive producer is Sam Payne. This episode was edited and mixed by Brian Tanner.

The Christmas Jars Podcast is a production of BYUradio.