This is how we left Pasha alone and in the cold.....
A view from the inside of the garbage bin he lives in
I have decided that I can't let myself get dragged down concerned for the one that is not ready to receive help.... we have done what we could, now I will have to move on..... Let me tell you about a few of the others we are trying to help this week .... When Julie left, she told me that she felt a call back to a little boy we saw from a distance in the village... he we standing in the door of his home, and w could see that he had a cleft pallet... others came out to great us , but he was kept inside.... While having our coffee hour, I made a point of asking about him, and told them that I wanted to see what we could do to help.... 
We met with his parents, and they shared that they have no way to pay for the operation, and even the villagers had tried to pull together to help, but they are all so poor that there is no hope!.... I am the wrong person to tell that there is no hope..... we are all about hope... Larisa met with a Dr today, and we will know by Monday what the cost is going to be, and we will post how we can restore hope to this family...I have several other in our case load right now.... actually we have about 25 that we are working on right (the first 1/4 inch of the 2 inch pile) now to post their needs on the iam1ru site.... I received them in no particular order, as they arrived in Russian, and I have been working through them as I have had them translated.... As I start to visit these families, it becomes heartbreaking when you put flesh on the stories....
Like the boys with Larisa here... you may remember them with Jengish and in the dump
Or this family shown at Christmas receiving gifts from Larisa... the older girl wants help so she can stop working as a prostitute ... then there is Hasan one of our PI volunteers who is dying of TB.... then their is Sasha , Cholponoa, or Sarybaev, They each have their own story of how life has taken away their hope their joy and their dignity...... This is where
I need to spend my time and energy......
That said..... I will go see Pasha in the morning and make sure he is OK .... maybe he has "come to himself" and will be ready to come in from the cold tomorrow.
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My heart is heavy, I want to fix it for all of them. I am in awe of how you can handle all of this face to face. Pasha may not be ready to receive the gift, but a seed has been planted none the less. Our prayers are with all of you as well as those you share with us. Thank you for making it "real" and putting a face with the need.
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