A Day in the Life...

So we had an awesome volunteer come last week. Michael was only here for a short time, but he was able to do SO many incredible things. He spent time building up and encouraging our staff. He counseled the ladies in our Hope program. And he spent time with the boys.

One thing we have been wanting to do for a long time is take pictures documenting the life of a street kid. Its always a problem because when a white girl does it, everyone stops doing what they normally do. We cause a scene, basically. So me and Abby and whomever else can't do it. But Michael, being a guy, fit in much better. People also don't like it when you take their picture, because they feel exploited. But we aren't taking their pic to show "sad poor Africans". We do however want to show what its really like to be a street kid- all the brutal realities that go with it. Michael was able to be really discrete in taking pictures. His eyes weren't jaded, and he captured a lot of little details that others may miss.

These pictures are now on a public album on my Facebook. They will also be on  Aperfectinjustice.blogspot.com. A picture is worth a thousand words...



Click here to see my Facebook album