That's right - paper flip-flops were traded for paper money, which was sent to Belize to purchase real flip-flops or sandals to be given to children here. Many of the children here run barefoot on rocks that pierce the sensibilities of every North American parent who has ever watched them playing here on the rocky ground. The children don't really mind. They rarely even think about it. They are children. They run, they play, they have fun, all the stuff that children do.
Sometimes their feet get hurt. Sometimes they stub a toe or a sharp rock cuts into the hardened sole of their foot - and North American parents who may be to witness the incident experience their own pain. In fact, their hurt may be equal to or beyond that which the little child experiences.
Those North American parents have children of their own back in the states. So, when the children's department decided to raise money to help children in Belize not cut their feet, it cut to the consciences of many North American parents and they bought paper flip-flops...by the hundreds!
Now, hundreds of real flip-flop sandals have been purchased and given to pastors in various villages to give to the children who live and play there, amid the rocks and grass and sharp sticks. Hundreds of smiles are being flashed across faces as they try on their new sandals and go for a test run!
Bright colors, fun designs and even some squeeky soles are being handed out to adorn the feet of these beautiful children. In each case, I told the pastors that children in the U.S. raised the money to provide these gifts to the children of Belize.
The verse just came to mind, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the Good News."
There are a lot of beautiful little feet, with big, big hearts ---- in Ohio...
Thank you for making this Christmas time a little more special for many little feet here in Belize!
Blessings from Belize!
~ Ray & Becki & Rachel
1 comment:
yeah! Can you post some pictures?
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