A Light

Yesterday we travelled to Santa Anna to a Compassion Project. Compassion is a Christian organization that partners with a local church in communities where there is extreme poverty. People can sponsor a child who is at the Compassion project. This project is within walking distance of a village where the gangs are. Many of the children who attend the projects parents are part of this gang. We were able to visit 3 of the children's homes in the village. It is really heart wrenching to see the conditions that the children are living in and what they have to endure because they are living in poverty. As we were walking back to the Compassion project after the home visits I couldn't help but think of the light that is shining in these children's lives because only  a few blocks away from the sesspool that the children are living in is a sanctuary for them. A place where they can escape from the realities of poverty. They get a meal there, training, teaching, play time, medical and dental checkups and most importantly love. I am thankful for this light in this community who is helping children in Jesus name. I know that without this the village we visited would be an even darker reality for the children.