8 yr old, Nathanael Job, who prefers to be referred to by his last name Job, came to us at a rail thin 26.5 lbs/39 inches tall. He was the most underweight of all the kids that came that day. Lacking strength he sluggishly allowed us to help bath and dress him that first night before being tucked into bed. Oddly brave, he made quick observations about the people and events taking place to and around him, not intimidated but rather taking initiative he helped us learn everyone’s names, told us who belonged with who, who was sick, what he knew of his peers around him. He led the others quietly telling them how to behave, when to speak, where to sit, etc. It was evident that this little boy had been looked to as an example for some time, and the responsibility that came with that had taken its toll. Wearily he scanned the yard keeping track of the others as they mixed in with the other children already here. He looked at us with skepticism, expecting anger and aggression from us towards him and his recently arriving peers.