The Faces of El Inca...

These are some of my images of the women and children waiting as the children's clothing that I brought with me was being distributed. There were about 160 pieces of clothing, and as the supply dwindled, the women became more frantic and pushy to get to the front of the crowd to get a piece of clothing for their own child. But there are many more children in the prison than there was clothing to disperse, so many women walked away empty-handed -- some disheartened, some downright angry, and others just quietly accepting one more disappointment in a life that has never seemed to offer them any encouragement.




When I showed Joan the blanket that one of our church women crocheted (thanks, Jackie!) for some lucky baby at the prison, and the stuffed animals that Katya sent with me from her own treasured collection, Joan grabbed the beautiful blanket and one of the animals and said, "I know just who these are for!" And this is a picture of that recipient!