Yesterday was a day of reality for the team who is visiting us. We were going about our day with the routine that we have kind of established when things changed quickly. Bryan shouted out to our friend Christina to run up to Khotso 1 and get the house mother because 3 police officers had just shown up with a child. Bryan and the house mother had the police fill out an intake form and discovered that this little boy had been found wandering in the woods near a school. He was a sweet little boy and very polite as we said "Lumela" in greeting to him and he responded in a nice quiet voice. The house mother got him all cleaned up and tucked in for the night. When we went back into the house with the team and explained what happened, it was obvious that many of them were quite thoughtful. While they are busy getting ready to eat a big dinner, play some cards or games and get cleaned up for the night, it was a reminder that there are children out there who are lost or abandoned, who are scared and lonely and it is all very close by.
We rejoice that his parents showed up today to take him home. I do not know all the details of how he got lost in the woods but I am happy that he has his family back. I also rejoice that the police brought him here where he could easily be tracked down and not traumatized too much by this incident. There is such need around us and it is great to report a good reunion this time, but I am sure it was a long night for the child and his parents!!!
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