Today we visited one of my favorite orphanages in Ecuador, The Remar boys home. In the country of Ecuador today is a holiday called, “Day of the child, or Children’s day.” This is kind of like a Father or Mothers day…but for the children. Thankfully a local high school had come and was putting on a party for the kids. As I watched them I was so happy to see the children having fun and enjoying the moments, but also sad knowing that as the face paint faded, and the confetti blew away tonight they would still have to go to bed in a room packed with beds wall to wall with no parents to tuck them in, after all they are orphans. Children who have been abandoned and abused by the ones who brought them into the world, abandoned by the ones who should be loving and protecting them. So today is “Day of the Children” the kids get ice cream, a balloon and dance to some music, but what about tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that…when will society give these children a chance. We live in a world where we have the resources, finances, and technology, to really cure hunger and stop the suffering of innocent children, but as Mother Teresa has said, “In order to comfort the afflicted, you need to afflict the comfortable.”  As a human race, and as individuals we need to decide if we are going to be the difference in the world that we want to see. It does not have to be a burden or “afflict” us to help make a difference; even a few dollars donated can help buy medicine, shoes, or feed a child in need.  So I ask myself, my family, my friends, and everyone to donate what you can, and help us give love to these children, help us make day of the children last a lifetime.