Field trip to Samaritan’s Feet…

We learned how one young man made a difference.   And that, being only one, we can make a difference too.

Manny never had a pair of shoes until he was 9 years old and never slept in a bed until he came to the U.S.  Samaritan’s Feet began with an idea and shoes he collected in a garage.  Nearly 3 million children have been blessed with shoes and have heard the gospel because of him.  Nationally and internationally.

Ibrahim

We unpacked boxes and processed shoes.  Our fingers touched a gazillion shoes today.  I thought of the men, women, and children whose lives would be affected by the shoes my hands held.
It was an honor to participate.
I took for granted the shoes I carelessly pulled on this morning.  I didn’t even ‘see’ the selection and choice I picked from.   I take for granted so many things.

Imagine not having a pair of shoes.
I. mean. really. imagine.
Think barefoot.  Go barefoot.
It is good for the kids to imagine too.

The Goal:
10 million pairs of shoes on the feet of 10 million children in the next 10 years –  

“…nearly 1,000,000 die each year as a result of foot-borne illnesses that may be preventable by simple protection – shoes.”