Two days ago we began sorting through donated clothes and toys for the children. It was a lot of work, but we organized everything according to size and category. It was worth it when we brought the kids through one by one to pick out their new clothes. I took Marceve through the line and he was overjoyed to receive his new items. The smile on his face was priceless when he found an item he really liked. He especially liked his new camouflaged pants and Mickey shirt. I was worried at first that we wouldn't find any shoes that fit him. He was sad as we went shoe pair by shoe pair and couldn't find any that fit. But then we found a pair hiding behind him and his face was overjoyed! It almost brought me to tears. After we got his clothes, shoes, socks, bath and body items and candy, I took him to his room and we cleaned out his closet. I was very humbled to see how few clothes he had. Some were ridden with holes and stains. We had to throw them away because they were broken and torn. But we had new ones and he was ecstatic about the new ones. As we sorted through the clothes, he taught me some new Spanish words such as "sucio" aka "dirty"and "media" aka "socks." During our cleaning project he sneakily ate a piece of candy every now and then, and then stashed the plastic baggy back into his clothing drawer. One thing I've noticed is that the kids like to stash their prized possessions. After cleaning the closet we went back to the "clothing store" and picked out a couple of more items that were left that he needed. Once we were done, we announced "no mas" and Marceve went off to play.
- Maresa
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In reading this update, I can immediately imagine how difficult it may be for some of the group members to see small children so much in need of many things we take for granted everday. The experiences are very humbling and a spiritual eyeopener. I am looking forward to read more. Thanks! Harold Burleson
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