So, I have decided to play....Actually, I treated the OAVI teachers, staff and students who assisted with the Literacy Program to a day at the beach. The day was marvelous. It was good for all to "let their hair down" so to speak. Activities like this one can help with team building and I believe everyone felt much closer after the day.
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This is not one of our students, but she sure pulled my heart strings.
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The beach and ocean are so beautiful. I took time to talk with many of the local children and fishermen. I heard many stories of severe poverty. One young man, Andrew, who is 17 wants to be a journalist some day. However, he is not in school and can not go because his parents live from day to day and do not have the money needed to send him to school. We talked about what we could offer him at OAVI. He could at least learn more, but we do not have the courses he would like. He and I will talk again before our next school year begins in August 2012. One of our current students comes from this village. I talked with her brother and met her mother.
This area is so beautiful, but the people who live here hardly notice it's beauty because all they know is hardship and strife. It is so sad that many people would pay to live in a beautiful, peaceful beach area like this and yet, those who do are so poor that they can only think about where and when the next meal will come.
Count your Many Blessings....See what the Lord has done......
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