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| At the orphanage in La Mesa, Colombia |
Not quite three years ago I completed my first year of college. My roommate, Shelley, and I took a mission trip to Colombia, South America. While we were there I met this little boy pictured above. His name is Esteban. He would be about 8 years old now. One of the sweetest little kids I have ever met. He was completely full of joy and laughter. We had a blast during the time we spent together. The orphanage Esteban lived in was not the fanciest facility we saw; however, it could have been a lot worse. I think he is blessed to have the life that he has been given.
I often think of the children I've met in the different countries I have visited. I keep several of them close to my heart. Esteban is the one of those few. If I ever get the chance to go back to Columbia, I will go back to this orphanage and find Esteban. Maybe he has learned some English. I have learned more Spanish. We could talk more. Maybe we would build paper airplanes again. Maybe he has been adopted and is in proper grade school. Maybe I will never see him again. However our lives turn out I'm confident that I will never forget this loving spirit and I hope he will never forget the love of Christ's church.
