Here are excerpts from letters sent by Coastal Grove 6th graders to twelve year olds in the Good Samaritan Home and from GSH students to Coastal Grove boys and girls. We will have to figure out a way to include drawings, as they are lovely--flowers, geometric patterns, and self protraits. Laura Salazar

I am 12 years old. I love playing football, also. I love dancing, too. . . I am very glad to be your friend. Maybe we can meet each other someday. N. in Coastal Grove.

How is it going in Kenya? The weather is great in Blue Lake. I can't really turn in the air but I can do a backhand spring but I can't quite land it correctly. I know a bit about the solar system and planets. . . . I like to learn, ride my bike, skateboard, and play guitar. E. in Coastal Grove.

I love my cat named Jimmy. Right now there is heavy raifall. Around the slum is muddy and untidy. I also like playing instruments like piano. I do practice for one hour. T in GSH

I am eleven years old. I have a sister and a brother. My mother and father are dead. I speak Kiswahili and English. In Good Samaritan I like sheep and goat and pigs. M in GSH.

I live with Aunt Mercy as my parent. She is old. She recues more than 200 children in Good Samaritan. We have 3 babies Faith, Ruben and Jackie. S in GSH