Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Shoe Drive a Success!


New Shoes, originally uploaded by russandval.

Our first church benevolence project was a resounding success. We collected about 50 pairs of shoes, both new and used, and R$ 300 to buy more. Several pairs of shoes were given to needy kids that day as part of our Dia das Crianças (Children's Day) celebration and we've got a nice stockpile for helping the kids that we see every day. Pray that the hearts of the children and the parents will be opened by this gesture. So many people on the street are distrustful and with good reason, but we are fighting to show them our love.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful picture. The children are obviously delighted.

JAPierce said...

That's such a great idea! I hope you guys get some response from that.