If The Shoe Fits...

Every now and again we get a package from the USA for the children here. Sometimes school supplies, sometimes food, sometimes toothbrushes. We never know what might come next, but it is always such a blessing to the kids. Last week we got a box of Crocs. For kids who have walked around barefoot for most of their lives, stepping over (and sometimes on) broken glass, live illegal power lines, raw sewage, and who knows what else, shoes are a BIG deal.

It's a lot of fun handing them out. After identifying children in need of shoes, we sit them down and have them stick out their feet, so we can see which foot might fit which shoe. The kids stick out their feet as far as they can; some wiggle their toes, as if to make their foot more appealing than the next. When we find the Cinderella who gets to take home the shoes, sometimes they can't even bare to put them on. They will carefully carry them home, wash their feet, and then finally slip their feet inside.

Next time you thoughtlessly put on a pair of shoes (like I do every day), try to appreciate it a little more. I do.