I arrived home on Sunday afternoon at 5:30. Went to work on Monday at 6:00 am. Today the travels caught up to me and I've had to stay in - fever, sweating, dizziness - all the fun stuff.
During the trip we visited kids who are or have been connected to CH one way or another - sponsored children, recipients of micro-credit loans, university students. It is amazing how little intervention or assistance is required in order to help a child not be ruled by their circumstances (orphaned, poor, disabled) and grow up to be a well-balanced, educated, financially-stable adult.
It was heart-wrenching and tear inducing to meet pre-school kids with HIV in a single parent home where Dad, the surviving parent, has to leave them with the neighbour all day so he can go into town and try to sell some chickens and make a little money. Mom died due to AIDS.
Or the 15 year old girl left to care for her three younger siblings because Dad left years ago and Mom died last year. AIDS.
We get to help them.
Kids have hope because someone is helping.
Their resilience is astounding.
The pictures will be up soon - all 3 gigabytes.
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Wow. Sounds really impacting.
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