They sparkle, they are shy, they smile, they are worried and some are sad. Each of those dark brown eyes tell a human story.
The rewarding part of being the member of the team that gives the bedkit is that you have the opportunity to make eye contact with each child.
One little girl today came dancing to me with sparkling eyes. The bedkit she received was almost bigger than she but she was soooo happy.
Each child receives a blessing and the blessing that I use is “A Gift of Love.” Yesterday some of the children came from an area that, by our standards, has very little. Many said "Salamat, Po" ("Thank you.") in their language and added “God Bless.” Here were these children who needed so much, blessing me. It was very touching and a reminder of how lucky we are.
Frank Best
for the SCAW 2010 Philippines Team
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