My morning in Macedonia and  Polykastro before 10am today ..

This morning started very well.. first the Macedonian taxi driver who takes me to the border brought me a traditional Macedonian breakfast of homemade tomato/aubergine /pepper sauce, bread and a kind of very thick savoury yoghurt .. such a lovely gesture wanting to show some off traditional Macedonian food (which was delicious).  Then I headed over to The Park Hotel to drop some things off to Elaine from People Motion .. she was sitting with a young boy of 4 and an elderly man, the little boy’s mother had been killed, we were unsure what relative the older man was.. probably his grandad ..

Elaine asked if I could get a kids pack out of the car which I did ..  The boy was very grateful  .. he kissed my hand and thanked me .. but he found it very hard to smile.   The expression on his face was one of deep sorrow which will be hard to break and soften. Elaine had ordered them breakfast and the man made sure that the boy ate as much as he could .. They were both very hungry but the man always made sure the boy ate first… again they were so grateful and thankful. 

The man had broken shoes so I got some women’s trainers (the only suitable ones I had) in his size from the car and some good sandals for the boy. .. They were more prepared for their journey than they were an hour earlier .. but seriously .. What will become of them now ?  What future do they have ? 
The 4 year old boy and the elderly man caring for him will be forever ingrained in my brain . I will never ever forget either of them and I wish them well on their journey ..This world is unnecessarily cruel, greedy and inhumane. . It angers my very soul x