Be Greatful!

You know you are in another country when...you are told to shake your shoes & clothes before wearing them in case a scorpion crawled in, the dogs are thinner than the cats, and you watch a funeral procession complete with men carrying a casket walking through the city streets about 5 miles to the cemetery!

Hola, Today we were in the poorest of the poor communities in Ecuador. Along with doing our program twice... (half the kids go to morning school and the other half to afternoon school) between the two programs we helped in the soup kitchen and fed approximately 60 children. I received more kisses in this one day than probably in the past couple of months combined. We loved on dirty babies and scared children, then we left them in their impoverished community, returned to our beautiful surroundings, took a dip in the pool, showered and then went out for fruit smoothies and pizza. How can I wrap my mind around a day like this? While I can go to bed clean, full & refreshed there are so many children hot, dirty and hungry. We can never understand the unfairness of life. However, I can be grateful for the life I have been priviledged to lead.... Chow