Shoe Ministry

Many, many times, we have been driving and have seen kids going without shoes (particularly in the village) . George knows from his childhood what that is like. Not only is it embarrassing for the child, but it puts them at risk for injury and illness. Ask any child who grew up in a village and they will be able to tell you about their experience with jiggers (Google it... it's terrible). We have often wanted to get them shoes, but couldn't find any nearby. So, we have wanted to do a "shoe ministry" for a while. While in Kenya, one of the API team members gave us a little seed money so we could start it when we got back to Tanzania. Last weekend we went to the market and stocked up on different size shoes. We plan on keeping the bag in our car so we'll be ready when we see a child in need. We can quickly hop out, pray for him/her and bless them with a pair of shoes. Then, we'll replenish our supply as we can. It's pretty cool for only $2-$3 we can get a pair of shoes for a child and put a smile on their face. We'll keep you posted as we have the opportunity to put our plan into action.