Article: Salvador, where are you? Loving the poor means entering into their vulnerability--the risks they must take to survive, their lack of options, and the pain of unwanted separation.

WE'VE LOST SALVADOR.

Salvador is my son Daniel's best friend. In 1989, when both of them were less than a year old, they came together at a Child Development Center in Managua, Nicaragua, where we were missionaries. These centers were one of the many bright spots for poor working mothers during the Sandinista years, providing good all-day care with breakfast, lunch, and snacks, all for a reasonable percentage of your salary.

Salvador and Daniel were together there through kindergarten. They played hard; they fought; they were like brothers. Salvador's friendship was of special comfort to Daniel in the years that followed the death of his biological ...

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