Many people that I talk to about the desperation and poverty of the children and their families here in Peru give me a variety of responses. I now have a whole box of "God bless yous" and two cases of "Good work buddys". There are those contrawise, who have been incredibly generous with their time and funds and materials and have made a huge difference in the lives of these children. I can not say enough to express my deepest gratitude to them. But to understand the mindset of those who know these kids are starving, cold and in desperate need and will not help in any way, I engaged in a Facebook conversation with a friend of mine who has been my friend for 40 years. I respect his opinions as he does mine. We do not always agree. In this exchange he expressed why he was opposed to sending assistance to my project for the children in Peru. I hope the reader will grasp the essence of his comments as well as my response in the spirit that we both had intended as we wrote. (Name withheld for privacy)
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