Two Steps in her Shoes
Often her petite feet are simply wearing a pair of flat ballet like shoes. Practical. Inexpensive. Slip-on, slip-off. Easy. Yet, I learned over the Christmas break that there is nothing easy about filling her shoes for even a tiny fraction of what she does. She may be petite, but her work is huge, as she leads our refugee school. I had the honor of trying to take two steps in her shoes, while she stepped out of country. I stumbled and I fumbled, as there is nothing petite or dainty about my feet, but it was my first true taste of hands on humanitarian work with the refugees and trying to meet a fraction of their needs. It all started back in November when dear State side friends offered to send some money for a need. They asked where it needed to go. Knowing that the money crises in Lebanon was seriously taking its toil on the refugee’s I asked if they could direct it to help feed refugee families. There are 25 identified families, in our refugee school, that have no incom