Goderich Signal Star, 2017-03-08, Page 37Seaforth church group
head to Colombia to
help children's home
Shaun Gregory
Huron Expositor
In Leticia, Colombia the
youth call him Gerry or
sometimes even refer to the
humanitarian as "loco
Gringo," a term implying in a
joking manner that he's a
crazy white man.
Though Gerrid Dalton's
mind frame is sane, when he
travels overseas representing
the Bethel Bible Church, his
vision is transparent. He said
his only initiative is to help
the children in need.
With back and forth trav-
els
ravels to Mexico and Colombia,
the 31 -year-old from Sea -
forth has been part of the
Mission Trip offered by the
church for the last seven
some on years.
Usually the program is
split up and the volunteers
go to both countries, this
year Colombia is the lone
destination due to an illness
in one of their (pain
organizers.
Dalton is assured Mexico
will be available for service
the following year.
The group of eight, with six
members of BBC has
arranged to travel the coun-
try bordering Brazil from
March 17-27.
The group is responsible
for construction projects,
conducting bible studies and
generally looking after a
home they helped create in
the previous year's travel.
Thanks to Pacebook, Dal-
ton has been in contact with
some of the older youth in
the domicile, so he said they
are patiently awaiting,his
return.
The children's home is
called "La Aljaba," which
Dalton says means Ow
Quiver in English.
Being a father of four, Dal-
ton said in terms of its
atmosphere, the name goes
hand-in-hand. Supporting
those realities, he's .wit-
nessed an array of poverty in
the horse. it's an emotional
experience he said and this
helps his family cherish the
life they have in Canada.
"It's a home for children,
some are orphans, some
parents are in jail, drug
addicts or alcoholics," stated
Dalton March 1 in a phone
conversation relating to
Colombia, whichis believed
to be the world's leading
cocaine producer. "'They are
not all orphans, some of
their parents just can't take
care of them.
Roughly 30 kids live there
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 • Signal Star 37
Submitted photo
Gerrid Dalton, 31, with the sunglasses to the right is heading to Leticia, Colombia from Marchl7-27
to help children in need.
permanently with another
40 "day trippers" in the
morning and an additional
40 in the afternoon to share
the space for a couple of
meals to calm their growling
stomachs.
Located next to the
Amazon River, Dalton said
their diets mostly consist of
fish, rice and plantains.
This time around, his wife
will accompany Dalton; he
said he has explained to his
young children the impor-
tance of this trip. He said
they would join the venture
in the future when they are
of age.
"You couldn't think of
treating your kids the way
these kids are treated
because children are a bless-
ing," he said.
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