Healthcare Ed

We went to a very poor community in the mountains today. It was terribly sad. All the children were malnourished and everyone had one meal a day. There werent many patients, but they were probably the worst off in terms of general health. I met one boy, Eli, who was devoid of shoes. I felt so bad because we were eating and he just stared at me as if he really wanted my food. I offered it to him, but he refused. I gave him a granola bar instead. He took two bites, stared at me like I would take it back, ran off, and shared it with all the other children (there were at least 15). At the end of the day, I tracked him down again and got the team leader to do some translating. He walked from his home with his sister because his parents were working and couldn't come. I gave him another granola bar and a bottle of water, hoping that the little I could do for him could at least tide him over to his next meal. That boy really made me want to cry. How can a community that has so little use all their resources to give us a hearty lunch when they eat only one time a day? How can they be so selfless with so little?