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| Rain at school. Click to enlarge. From Honduras 2008 Photo Album |
First some comments on today, then some more observations about yesterday.
Today's distribution of bedkits took place at Escuelo Monsenor Fiallas #2, in a district of Tegucigalpa. We distributed bedkits to 566 children, finishing just before a tremendous rainstorm that we thought was going to flood the school but which the kids and others just took in their stride. As heavy rain had been forecast for the next several days, we set up for the photos inside - a wise decision event though, in the event, we did not need the shelter.
Those of us who are fortunate enough to volunteer for SCAW overseas often talk about the children who line up in their hundreds and thousands for bedkits, patiently but excitedly. It is an experience that is both exhilarating and overwhelming. Exhilarating because here, in all their shapes and sizes, bubbling over with enthusiasm, is the future of humanity. Overwhelming because of the sheer scale of the obvious need.
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| Happy girl! Click to see more photos. From Honduras 2008 Photo Album |
In some ways, even more touching, was the boy today who did not want to change in SCAW clothes in front of his friends - almost certainly because he was only wearing his outer clothes. There was no way we could have anticipated this until it was too late. Harry played ball with him and his friends for 15 minutes and things, of course, went ahead without his needing to change.
Fortunately, most of our tears are tears of joy.
Tomorrow, something about surveying Mums about the quality of the bedkits, visiting homes of last year's recipient families, and a visit to the operation that makes SCAW blankets.
Peter Adams
for the SCAW Honduras team
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