Caleb and Josiah spent quite a bit of time readying the supplies Saturday morning. It takes a bit of coordination to do the shopping, bagging up, planning, buying the Bibles, printing our family-written tracts, and many other details.
Mean Ol' Mama had the delightful job of babysitting these two little beauties while their mothers searched through the clothing.
They began to come out even before we had finished unloading the clothing and other supplies.
This little guy was so happy with his toys. His bag is almost as large as he is.
The people lingered while we sang and cooked the hot dogs. Nothing fancy, but we try to show God's love as best as we can.
The group of men towards the back of the photo (by Mean Ol' Mama) showed up in the white truck while we were barely beginning. They stayed and stood for the entire time. Afterwards, the man in the denim shirt came up to shake hands and say, "Gracias por decirnos esta buena informacion." [Thank you for telling us this good information.] He and his friends were very happy to receive free Bibles and tracts.
The little girls were excited to have the paper "chains". The Girl made them as her contribution to the drama.
The larger man in the forefront (striped shirt, gray pants) is from Cuba. He talked with us for a long time afterwards and told how there is much violence and desperation in that trailer park. Why? "No hay trabajo y no hay Dios." [There is no work and no God.] Sad but true...
This little guy slept peacefully while his mother looked through the clothing. She was probably the most desperate of the women there.
ChubChub made a new friend and played happily while the others loaded up to return home.
The Girl and Branch were responsible for picking up the trash left behind (as well as the trash that was there when we arrived). We try to leave life and hope...a better place than what we found the first time...Optimum Family Time.
