>
> Wayne:
>
> Nice photos ........ no, that is an understatement.
>
> It must be very fulfilling to be called to do God's work at a great
> distance
> from home and, additionally, to be rewarded by capturing some very
> personal
> and intimate photos of those around you.
>
> John
>
Thanks for the encouraging words. I guess there is a sense where
"fulfilling" would describe the feeling, but there is also a great sense of
frustration and helplessness.
Some of the pictures tell a story for me that is not readily apparent to a
viewer. For example, here is a picture of three girls who were brought to us
from the local village school. There were actually about 60 boys and girls
in the group, and some of the other pictures on smugmug are also of this 60
children.
http://pastway.smugmug.com/gallery/3614224#206012643
Their teachers brought them to us, because we were giving out children's
clothing. These children were orphans, mostly abandoned by their parents.
Can you feel the helplessness of giving just one article of used clothing to
a child who is an orphan, who lives in a place that has practically no
social safety net at all?
Here is a picture of a man leaning against the wheel of one of our vehicles,
catching a bit of sleep. It looks at first that he has only one sandal, and
that's why I took the picture from the angle I did.
http://pastway.smugmug.com/gallery/3614224#206016029
But looking closer at the picture, you can see he is sitting on the other
one :-). Nevertheless, it still has a story for me. Some of these people
walk for 2 or 3 days through the mountain trails, because we are offering
them some gifts that might total $35 for each family. They have walked for
days in a pair of sandals made from old tires, whereas I have rode in a 4x4
with new tires. It is kind of humbling, really, when you think of the effort
they make compared to what we do.
Here are 2 pictures of a lady with what seemed to be advanced Parkinsons
disease.
http://pastway.smugmug.com/gallery/3614224#221707975
http://pastway.smugmug.com/gallery/3614224#221707976
She could not walk, or even feed herself. Her husband carried her to the
village on his back. We gave her a pair of socks for her bare feet, and he
is feeding her from a dish and spoon that we give to the ones who come. And
of course we gave them a radio, which is the main thing we are taking. But
it all seems so little in light of their great needs.
Anyways, I have a 1000 pictures with probably 100 stories.
Wayne
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