Remembering Sandra.
A couple days ago Julie and I received notice that the girl we have sponsored for the past five years will be returning to family members. Sandra has been living at the El Canyon/Puente de Amistad (Bridge of Friendship) orphanage for the past 5+ years. Julie and I have tried to visit her every month, or as often as time permitted, beginning a few weeks after her admittance into the orphanage. After hearing the news, Julie and I ran down to see her one last time at the orphanage. (Sandra at 8 years old.) I remember the first time we met Sandra at El Canyon. She had only been there for a few days when we came down with a dental team to provide some free dentistry. I dropped the group off at the orphanage just outside of Managua and had to run into Managua to do some errands. When I returned just after mid-day, the group was well into cleanings and checking the kids mouths. Sandra had been the first to get looked at and the dentist said she did really well for never having seen a...