It's time to leave. There is the ongoing sense that if we had more time and more money, there are more things that could be done. Then we see the kids here and we know that there is a mountain of things that have been done. When we see kids with no family to speak of, who come from horrid situations go to college, we know that what's happening is worth the effort and is paying off. When a small child sees violence at home but knows that there is someplace to come after school for a few hours, for a safe place to hang out or do homework and have a meal (probably her only meal for the day) we know that what happens here is more than money, but the love and dedication and prayers of many many many people.
We saw a fair of street missions today. Many people in Ecuador are helping lost and abandoned and forgotten kids. The ones at the Refugio are ours and the things we do in Jesus' name here matter more than we can probably imagine or will ever know until we see the Kingdom in its fullness.
The hearts of the people here are very large. A sign of this are the unending gifts they have given to us to bring home to share with all of you; their best crafts, cards, pictures, paintings, some of their most treasured possessions. Among the people we work with, we saw no pleading for more or excuses for why things may not be working, but a hard determination to help these kids make something of their lives, to give them a chance, to remind them that they are loved, to teach them of Jesus and to make us, their American sponsors proud of them.
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