Also at the Missionaries of Charity House in Ethiopia, I met Maria, a girl from Spain who bought a one way ticket to Ethiopia and was going to stay there until her money ran out. You commonly see Europeans travel for their gap year (a year off to travel sometime between high school and their career) like this, but I was amazed at this girl using it to volunteer. At this home they had perhaps 50 malnourished children, most who were left at the Sister's gate. Maria's job was to feed 3 infants under 3 kilos every few hours. I only spent a few days there the weekend of Thanksgiving 2009, but I was happy to helping Maria and the Sisters feeding the many infants there.
To find locations to volunteer with them go to http://www.motherteresa.org/07_family/Volunteering/v_cal.html#5a
To volunteer in Atlanta: http://www.archatl.com/about/giftofgracehouse.html (When I was living in Atlanta, I helped at the Grace House. The Sisters there are amazing and always looking for helping hands. Just give them up!)
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