On the night that we arrived, in our jet lagged state, we were each given a photo of a young child. These photos reminded me of the World Vision photos that many have on their fridges at home. My photo is of a young boy (maybe 4?), wearing a cute button up short sleeved shirt (you know how cute it is when little kids wear little man clothes? that's him), shorts and he's smiling. We each received a photo and our task is to find this child during our two weeks here, find out about him/her, find out about his/her family, pray for him/her, and spend some time with them.
So far I know his name, I cheated and asked some neighbourhood kids! I couldn't quite understand them though so I'm not much further ahead. Tomorrow if our first day of working with the Tabetha Feeding Program, so hopefully he will be there. I wonder what he is like? Will he want to talk to me? Does he have many brothers and sisters? Probably.
I look forward to this child finding venture because the poverty here is overwhelming. And focusing on one child seems much more manageable than trying to think about all the kids that wander these streets. And as Mother Theresa said, "We can't all do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.". So, I will do one small thing and start with a smile and a hug when I find my new buddy for the next week and a half.
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