Pedicures are relatively cheap here in Bali. One can walk half a block from our hotel to get a pedicure from a true professional who will even paint beautiful flowers on your toes. So why come to room 723, sit on a questionably comfortable sofa, and have your feet manicured by women who learned their job two days ago? I asked myself this question several days ago as I trained to be a first time pedicurist. I found the answer yesterday as I worked on feet and listened to the global women I ministered to.

As I heard to these stories, I wanted to jump in and do something~take someone’s mother into my home or surely I had some sage advice to share. But that is not what I am here for. I was hear to listen, love, and pray. Prayer is the greatest thing we can do for someone else. What a blessing it was for me to place my hands on their feet and pray with them. I believe that it is this part of the pedicure that drew these women to trust inexperienced pedicurists with their feet.