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  Karen (Hemmalin) McGrath March 17, 2009 at 4:17am

  These children come from the mountains on Monday morning and live in the town all week. They return to their parents on Fridays. All week long they are at the mercy of strangers to get an education and food in a school room that has one wood stove. The children wear hand-me-down coats that don't fit well or are the wrong color. It was 29 degrees outside and 30 inside. In one of the slides above you can see Erica's chorus with their coats on and their breath while they sing.
  
  My daughter's chorus had nothing to give these children that could ease their cold and hunger; but the children waited patiently for them every day just for the chance to talk with them and they didn't speak English. They were far more interested in playing than receiving gifts. They wanted face time more than survival necessities. Such are these little ones in the Kingdom. They choose relationship over socks and shoes.