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Love in Action: Shoes that Grow

Simcha Fisher - published on 05/07/15

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shoe that grows

But what if you can’t buy a new pair of shoes for your growing child? What if your child must go barefoot, or cut the toes out of shoes that are too small? And what if your child walks miles every day to get to school, and what if he is constantly picking up diseases and parasites through the inevitable cuts and scrapes on his feet?

Read the rest at the Register. 

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