School-some
days kids don't want to attend. But, have they ever been UNABLE to
attend? While in a humble community of displaced Colombians I talked
with "Rafael" an 8 year old indigenous boy. When I asked if he had a
good day at school, his big brown eyes just looked at me. "Did you have
school today?" was greeted with another silent response.
Later while talking with his mother "Maria" she told me that Rafael had been unable to go to school for a week...because he has no shoes to wear.
I turned my gaze toward him and noticed the adult-sized flip flops he was wearing...apparently the only shoes he owned.
A question ran through my mind the rest of the day- How does the gospel respond to real-life situations like a boy's need for shoes?
