It been a year since we built a home for this family in coastal Ecuador & I am so happy that they STILL call to say "Llamame pues no tengo saldo!" (Even if it does mean, basically, call us back because we don't have phone minutes). So I call them with Skype and get handed around to all 7 kids & then Crucita, the mother. They tell me about life, school, health, and how thankful they are for their house we built last April (seriously!).
Its not necessary to have a lot to give a lot. This family had no place to call home and no father around yet they still found shrimp in the river and offered them to us to eat. They would literally give the shirt off their back if it was the last thing they had, I have no doubt. Humanitarian work is a two-way street. We give them a house and they give us an experience that opens our minds and changes us forever. We teach them about health and child nutrition and they teach us about life what it means to be humble.
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