I'm really relieved. We just had a complete team huddle and very seriously thought about postponing. Shea has such ownership over all the shoes - she feels each one is a story and doesn't want to take any chance at all that they will be lost.
But Tony is shooting a video - he has one chance to capture the story...what will the story be if there are no shoes?
We talked our way around and around. Should we delay? Could we delay?
Ultimately, we decided as a team to forge ahead. We know we could lose 80 important pairs of shoes. We hope that if they are confiscated at customs that we can pay to have them held for us so we can bring them back. Possibly wishful thinking.
If we have no shoes we will travel to Trujillo and meet the people. We will take something...pencils, scribblers, balls, toys. We will not come empty handed. We will meet the children and see their circumstance and learn, explore and experience.
We will still be able to tell their story in photos and the video.
And...we will return.
So folks, we're off to Peru.
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