you've seen the journey we took to get there...now we want to tell you the truly meaningful stuff. our hike took us to a village of about 20 people, all infected with leprosy. in addition to these people, there is one female doctor and one cook who live there that care for the sick. it was such a beautiful thing to see people who were once tossed aside by their communities, friends and even families, finally be cared for and showered with the love they so much deserve. our friend that works for habitat for humanity led us there, as they have re-built homes for the village. we cooked lunch for them, spent time with them, sang a few songs, and just sat and smiled with them. it was an afternoon of joy and we loved every minute of it. jon gained a buddy (photo) who stuck with him most of the day, i helped the women cook enormous bowls of tofu ball soup (photo), and the guy in the 3rd photo was the funny guy of the group - he liked to make goofy faces for our camera, and had us all laughing at his precious sense of humor that he's maintained through all of his trials. not to mention that the doctor & cook who care for these people full time, do it all voluntarily because they are just that amazing. True heros. What a spectacular day.
2 comments:
i read Windy's article. It was wonderfully encouraging. What a great experience to visit with the villagers and share your smiles with them.
Great pictures, thanks for posting them. That must have been such a wonderful experience to get to meet those people! Glad you were able to find the place :-)
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