Haley Feeds People

Since we moved here last year, Haley has always talked about her daddy and her poppy feeding people.  Every Wednesday, she announces to me "Daddy and Poppy went to the dump.  They are feeding people.  I want to feed people too."  For obvious reasons, we do not send her into the dump, but we do occasionally let her feed people.  Her first experience feeding people was in December at the Jesus Banquet where she helped Matt serve plates.  She also served many smiles and laughs.  Still, on a weekly basis, the people of the dump ask about Lili.

When the spring break groups came, she became relentless in asking when she was going to feed people again, so one day Matt loaded her up on the bus when they went to the fruit and veggie market and did a food distribution in the city.  She got to help pass out cucumbers to each person that received a bag of food.  Since March, she has regularly said to me, "Mommy, I went in the bus with the group to feed people, and I gave them pepinos (cucumbers in Sp.)  When I go with daddy to feed people again?" 

Saturday morning, Matt told me that the group was doing a food distribution, and sure enough Haley wanted to go.  This time, instead of cucumbers, she helped with the carrots and the beans.  She not only charmed every Honduran she met, but she charmed the entire group from Tupelo.  When I saw her last night, she ran into my arms and said, "Mommy, today I gived carrots to all the people, and they said gracias."  I love to see that as young as she is she gets so excited about serving others.  I hope that her desire to serve others never diminishes.