More street boys

There is one more thing that struck me about the street boys yesterday.  As we were getting ready to leave for the day, they were getting their lunch.  They looked so happy to get lunch, it was obvious that many of them had not eaten since the last time they were at the Dream Center which would have been last Thursday.  

Yet, as they walked past us with full plates and smiling faces almost every one of them offered us some of their food.  They weren’t just offering it to us, they were almost insistent that we take some.  How can those who have so little be willing to share so much?

Pictures from Rwanda

 

 

Street Boy Ministry

Saturday Outreach

Street Boys

We visited the Dream Center street boy ministry today.  It was so incredible.  There were probably 150 boys there all looking for a meal, some medical care, and lots of hugs and love.  I was in the medical clinic that Rich runes every week and got to take pictures and watch the work that goes on there.

Rich and Robin do some great work.  They love these boys and know each one by name.  They take care of their medical needs, laugh and joke with them, and share the love of Jesus with them.  One boy, Thomas, came in with terrible sores on his shins.  Rich says he has been there many times with these sores and Rich  actually thought he would die a couple of times as they appeared septic. 

Another little boy, Foster, had a toothache.  Linda and I pulled him aside and prayed for him.  He was probably 6 years old and was a very brave little boy.  Although he had a toothache, he was most concerned with his mother because she doesn’t know Jesus.  We prayed with him, checked his mouth, gave him some antibiotics, a toothbrush, a new pair of shoes, and a hug and off he went.

It was also awesome to see Abbie and Tess washing the feet of some of the street boys that have foot issues.  They might have had sores or aches and pains with their feet.  Although we were washing them for physical reasons, it was really spiritual to see our folks serving in such a humble way.  Tess even washed one of the boys hair because he had some sort of skin issues on his head.

I could tell millions of stories, but I don’t have the time right now.  It’s sufficient to say that lots of people were blessed today!

Relationships

We had an interesting discussion last night that made me wonder who really has the worst circumstances.  We have so many luxuries in America.  We have Hi-def TV’s, iPods, nice cars, electricity, and so many more things to keep us busy.  But, we wondered if these things weren’t actually encumbrances.  Maybe the Rwandan villagers who go home to their families and spend time together because they don’t have all of these ‘luxuries’ are the ones who have the best situation. 

Their poverty is devastating, and I’m not downplaying the fact that the world community needs to come together to end poverty all over the globe, but they get the opportunity, through their poverty, to build strong family ties.  Little Sally doesn’t go to her bedroom to text with her friends and little Joey doesn’t go to his room to play video games over the Internet.  They stay together in their one-room and get to know each other, learn to love each other unconditionally, and spend some good days together.

Makes one wonder!