07-02-10
“I came back to my quiet time under the Baffa (picture to the left) and see alittle boy sitting on Courtney’s lap. At first she was reading the bible to him and now he is just drawing in her notebook. He is maybe three years old and as soon as I was about to sit in my chair he says, “too dirty” and gets up and starts to clean it off for me. Even at three these kids are concerned for others.”
This was my first experience with this little boy who I soon became very close with. His name is Pastor. Pastor will win your heart as soon as you meet him. He is the boy who will push you to the limit and melt your heart at the same time. His real name is Julius but when he came from the malnutrition clinic he would go around tell everyone to pray and he is always the Pastor in “church” (kids in America play “house” kids in Sierra Leone play “church”) and the name stuck. The reason I am telling you about little Pastor is because he is 9 years old. When I heard this I couldn’t believe it. He was left for dead with no one to care for him and was starved when COTN found him. He has come a long way since then but still has a long way to go. Many of these have similar stories to Pastor and it makes your heart ache to hear them.
Little Olive (the girl in the picture) was also left for dead. She lost both of her parents to AIDS and when COTN found her she was nearly starved to death. Now she is much healthier and living an active life. She is the girl you needed to chase down for a hug, she wouldn’t just give one to you even though I could tell she desired affection.
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