Crocs

This year a dear friend Bert from my church was able to arrange for over 700 Crocs to be donated. While we attempted to take all of them, we ran out of luggage as they are quite bulky to pack despite being light weight. Nonetheless, we managed to bring several hundred pairs and today we took a bunch to Daughters to give to the girls. In Cambodia, especially in the rural areas and much poorer areas it is not uncommon to see people walking barefoot. Many of them cannot afford shoes and while Daughters is located in the city, it is in Stung Meancheay one of the poorer neighborhoods in Phnom Penh. And so we took the opportunity to have different groups of girls come down from their work to pick up a pair of Crocs.



When I think of these shoes, I am reminded that we wear shoes as protective gear. They prevent our feet from being bruised or pricked by hidden items on the streets that we walk on. Shoes also enable us to walk far distances and provide adequate support for our feet. In many ways, they are a source of covering, protecting us from a variety of elements that enable us to walk longer and further. It is my prayer that as each of these girls wears these Crocs that they will one day fully discover that Jesus is their protective cover. He is the one that goes before them and watches over them for any unseen danger. He is the One who will enable them and sustain them to keeping walking towards a journey of hope even when the journey before them seems a bit more challenging and they are not sure what’s around the corner.