Micah Project

Every Friday teachers from IST get in a van and drive about half an hour to get to the projects. Our purpose: to play soccer with boys from the streets. I have only gone once so far, but once is all it takes for your heart to break at the sight of these men ranging from 6-25 years of age. They are dirty, unhealthy, and have such a strong addiction to shoe glue, they carry old bottles around full of glue and they are constantly inhaling/eating the yellow paste. If they come to play, they are given food afterwards. It is kind of scary playing against them because they have nothing to lose so they play full force, bottles of glue swinging from their mouths or in their hands. It is sad watching them fight over the food that is passed out, but it is an encouragement seeing the directors of the Micah Project there, loving on each and every one of them, no matter how dirty or high they might be. Check out this site to see pictures of some of the boys and find out more about the Micah Project: http://www.micahcentral.org/Streets07/streets07.htm