I have 8 brothers and 4 sisters, there isn’t enough money for me to go to school, but I dream of being a doctor. My parents work hard, but only earn $10 dollars a day.
Every day from 8 in the morning until 6 at night I work on the street, some days with my younger brother who is 3. We live a two hour walk from where we work so we can not go home for lunch.
I walk past KFC on my way to work every day, oh how I wonder what it would taste like. Although I have a big family and a lot of friends that I work with, sometimes I get lonely. . .
I once heard about a man named Jesus, who could be a special friend anywhere I go .. Imagine that.
You now have met one of the 15 kids who sell lollies at just one set of traffic lights in Cuenca, Ecuador.
We are living in Cuenca for 10 months to learn Spanish, before hitting Camp Pallatanga to begin ministry there. While in Cuenca we are putting a lot of time into the “lollie kids”. Last week on “Dia Del Nino” or Kids Day, we managed to fit 14 of the kids in our car; we then had lunch and played in the park for the afternoon. The kids had an awesome time, but for us as a family, it was such a blessing to give the kids a special day too. What’s more, our relationship with them has really stepped up a level. Gus is now “Don” - no not some other man, but in Ecuador you are usually addressed as “Senor”. Only when someone really respects and likes you is when they will address you as "Don" (so encouraging).