Kim and I just drove through Miracle Village, as we had to drop off a few construction workers. On one of the roads in the village, I saw three children hanging around outside of a small house. I asked the woman in Creole if the children were hers. She responded, “Yes” with a smile.

I asked Kim if she had any lollipops left from this morning. We like to carry them with us so we can pass them out to people throughout the day. Kim had seven left. I figured she had plenty, so I started handing one to each of the woman’s children. They were so happy!

But as I passed out the lollipops to the three kids hanging outside, I noticed another child coming out of the doorway. So I gave the fourth child the candy. As I did, the fifth child appeared. Then the sixth. We were still okay because we had one more lollipop left. As I saw the seventh child appearing in the doorway, I finally thought to ask the woman how many children she had. She replied, “Nine” with a smile.

At that point, I knew I was in trouble! I had already passed out all of the lollipops to the other seven. The little people coming out of the door next would surely be disappointed. And they were! Sadness filled their faces when they realized there was not enough.

Looks like Kim and I will be making another trip to Miracle Village.

Jesse and Kim Ostrander