Shoe-Shine boys, continued

Earlier I wrote about the men who during this week take the shoe-shine boys to KFC every afternoon. Just to update you, they are still doing it. And before/after a group goes and plays soccer with them in the park. Not only that, but the guy who started this also keeps up with the older boys. After dinner at the hotel, he goes by a restaurant in town that one of the boys now works at & takes him to the coffee tree (which is a downtown coffee & restaurant place). The boy is now 16 & is one of the boys that the guy from the group first started his ministry with. To watch him interact with these kids is so touching because he loves them so much. At first I thought it was great that he was doing this because these kids are so often ignored (this includes by me), but now I see how much this man is having to love these kids like God loves us. These kids still steal from him (camera, money, etc) & some are probably just using him for food, but he doesn't care because he loves them.

Btw I am turning into an old lady. Today is my free day & I woke up at 7 am on the dot. This means I will probably take a nap later day. Just get me a shawl & a cup of hot tea & I am set for life.