Pairs of shoes : 1300Pairs of hands: 45
Deliriously tired/happy interns: 6
Two-way plane tickets to Cusco: 6
Llamas named Eugene: Only one
The smile on a child's face when you find the perfect pair of shoes: Priceless.
If you have been reading the blog this week, you already know that a fabulous Shoes for Orphan Souls team has been here in Peru with us all week. We have had the joy of tagging along with the group and visiting eight different homes from Lima to Cusco, distributing brand new shoes and God's love and hope. Everything was a piece of cake after Monday, when we put 730 pairs of shoes on little (and sometimes very big-and stinky! :) feet!! We were somewhat like a traveling circus/whirling dervishes as we traveled from home to home on our big bus, with unending boxes of shoes, candy, toys and crafts. The children treated us like celebrities-they threw confetti on us, served us refreshments, and put on concerts for us. For us, it was such an honor to be on this end of the "shoe chain." There are so many of you who buy shoes, sort them, pack and count them....but we have the joy of actually putting them on the feet of these children. We want you to know that whatever part you have played in the chain, know that the end result is a joyous one and you are making a difference...we have seen it in the smiles as we replaced tattered shoes with brand-new ones.
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