Angel Among Us
It was late in the Sri Lankan day, hot and muggy, as Jill and I drove up to to the ramshackle gate that was wrapped around with a big chain and bigger lock. We were on a mission, so without words, we left the car with our bags and scaled the fence. As soon as our feet hit the hard packed dirt, dogs came rushing at us from every corner of the property. As we opened the door to the house, the dogs followed at our heels and incredibly there were more dogs in the house. Some cowering behind doors, others stranded on tables covered with feces and urine because they were too afraid to get down for fear of the bigger dogs. In the midst of this chaos, cats watched from on high. We quickly unloaded the food we brought and bowls were filled. Then the clean up started. Jill and I met through her daughter, Geraldine, affectionately known as Gel, who was my student. We quickly bonded through our love of animals and lost people. The poor soul who brought us to this hell hole