(yet again)

A lot of beautiful work was done today, and also more funds for the Windows have arrived! Truly thrilled and happy about all our common accomplishments!

Enjoy the photos of these sweethearts and be happy that such kindness exists in our world!

For the new friends to know, as well as for the old friends who keep asking: we do not ask the children to smile. Some of them do not even know how to smile, some of them do not wish to, most people from this culture prefer not to smile when their photo is taken, but…

MOST IMPORTANTLY:

The children should not need to feel that they must do something for their food. What shall I tell them: “Smile, or your sponsor will be upset?” I cannot do that. It is not ethical.

If they smile, they smile. If they do not smile, then they do not, and it should be perfectly alright. They really do not need to do anything for their food, they do not need to “deserve” it.

I smile. Each and every single day of my life, I work on HOCT tables, communication and finances, and regardless of what the people tell me (which varies from “thank you” to “what if this is a scam?”) I keep my smile and do not let my happiness wither.

I smile, but they do not have to.