Thursday night we went to the park and gathered some of the street kids to play soccer. There were enough people to form two teams --- let the game begin!! The game went on and on; with a final score of 21-20. It was refreshing to see smiles and laughter on the kids faces as goals were scored. Javier did a champion run each time he scored -- and Domingo at 8 years old can put any goalie to shame with his goal keeping talent.
But perhaps the most memorable and heartfelt moment came when it was time to pray for the pizza dinner. Each and every kid bowed their head as German led a prayer of thankgiving. And we joined in the prayer, grateful to no longer refer to these kids as "the shoe shine boys" but to be able to call each one by their name....Domingo, Javier, Jose, Rene (aka Bin Laden), Juan, Miguel. What a special group of boys!
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