This photo was taken just nine weeks ago - how long ago that feels now.
I love it for the smiling faces, the excitement, the happiness, the innocence, the togetherness.
How long, if ever, will it be before such a photo can be taken again?
And what have those children gone through in the meantime? Hunger, fear, confusion at not being able to play with friends, sadness at seeing parents so worried all the time, worry about when will the next meal appear.....
Thankfully none of them have lost loved ones to Covid, so they have been spared that pain; but even so, for these young lives to have endured so much extra on top of the tough circumstances they already live in......
I pray for them, for their families, for their community.
And I pray for the day that I will be able to be out with them again, reflecting on what has passed, and planning for a better future.
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