A Letter from Ruth Matranga, American Airlines Flight Attendant,
to Nancy Rivard, President of Airline Ambassadors: 
WHERE DO I BEGIN? FIRST OF ALL THIS TRIP WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU AND AIRLINE AMBASSADORS. YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES OVER THE YEARS THRU YOUR LOVE, PASSION, HOPE AND GRACE .
SO I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR ALLOWING OUR PATHS TO CROSS, AND JOIN YOU ON A WONDEFULL JOURNEY THRU LIFE.
YOU ARE THE SOIL, THE SEED, WHICH HAS SPRUNG
AND GROWN AND HAVE ALLOWED US TO DO GODS WORK.
I NEVER IMAGINED MY LIFE WOULD BE SO FULL OF LOVE AND HOPE THRU HELPING CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD.
I HAVE DONE MANY ESCORTS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AND BRINGING CHILDREN TO AND FROM THERE DESTINATIONS FOR SURGERY. ALWAYS WONDERING IF THE SURGERY WAS A SUCCESS.
WHEN I WENT TO ETHIOPA LAST YEAR I WAS SOOO EXCITED. THE COUNTRY WAS SO BEAUTIFULL LOTS OF HILLS AND MOUNTAINS, WITH NO CRIME.
I TOOK A CUTE LITTLE GIRL NAMED "BROOK" TO A HOSPITAL IN BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS.(MY HOME TOWN). SHE WAS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA AND HAD NO RIBS. THRU WONDERFUL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SHE WILL GROW UP TO BE A HEALTHY WOMAN
MY TRIP THIS PAST WEEK WAS TO SHANGHAI, CHINA . ALL I CAN SAY IS "WOW"
THIS CITY WAS SO CLEAN. THE PEOPLE WERE VERY HUMBLE AND TRUSTWORTHY. THEY USE BICYCLES TO GET AROUND AND I DID NOT SEE ONE BIKE LOCK ON THE BIKES. I ALSO DIDNT SEE MANY CHILDREN OR ANIMALS. THE CITY HAD VERY LARGE SKYSCRAPERS AND IT WAS LIKE LAS VEGAS AT NITE. ALL THE LIGHTS WERE SO BEAUTIFUL.
 THE LITTLE BOY WAS NAMED XU WHO WAS 2YRS OLD AND HAD NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM HIS DAD. HE WAS COMING TO STATES FOR HEART SURGERY. HIS MOM IS IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION AND THEY LIVE 6HRS AWAY WHICH IS TO THE CLOSEST BUS STATION TO TRAVEL TO THE CITY. HIS DAD MAKES 300 DOLLARS A YEAR.
WHEN I MET THEM AT THE AIRPORT MY HEART MELTED. THEY LOOKED RUSHED AND TIRED. MY DEAREST GIRLFRIEND DORIS GAVE ME A BAG OF CLOTHES FOR THE CHILD AND I HAD SOME MONEY LEFT OVER IN THERE CURRENCY SO I GAVE IT TO HIS DAD AND HE WAS SO GRATEFUL. THAT WAS A MOMENT IN TIME I WILL NEVER FORGET. TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS WHERE LIFE IS TO BE LIVED.
 I TOOK THE CHILD FROM HIS DAD AND HE WAS FINE TILL WE GOT ON THE FLIGHT.HE STARTED TO CRY AND WAS VERY SCARED AND NOT FAMILAR WITH HIS SURROUNDING OR WITH A BLOND AMERICAN WOMAN A PASSENGER HEARD HIM CRYING AND CAME TO THE RESCUE. IT NEVER SEEMS TO AMAZE ME ALL OF THE LOVE AND SUPPORT WE HAVE TO OFFER AS HUMAN BEINGS . JAMES WAS HIS NAME AND HE HELD THE CHILD FOR 14HRS DURING THE FLIGHT. TO SEE THE CHILD GO FROM SCARED TO VERY PEACEFUL IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IS ANOTHER GREAT GIFT TO EXPERIENCE. ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE CHEERING HIM ON. WE BECAME ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY AT 35,000 FEET THE FLIGHT CREW WAS WILLING TO OFFER ANYTHING WE NEEDED.
I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT THE TRIP AND MY PAST TRIPS BUT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD OF HOW THESE EXPERIENCES HAS TOUCHED MY LIFE.
WE ARE HERE ON EARTH FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. IT IS NOW THAT COUNTS. IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS WE DO NOW THAT TURN INTO GREAT THINGS WE WILL DO LATER OR BECOME. GOD ONLY ASKS THAT WE GIVE 1% OF OUR TIME AND HE WILL BLESS US WITH 10000%. THIS PROGRAM OF GIVING HAS TAUGHT ME TO REALIZE I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILDS LIFE. I OFTEN WONDER WHAT BECOMES OF THESE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SAVED? WHAT WILL THEY LOOK LIKE, OR GROW UP TO BECOME.
THESE CHILDREN WILL NEVER KNOW WHO WE ARE, OR WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. BUT WE WILL KNOW AND FEEL THE LOVE IN OUR HEARTS WHEN WE LET GO OF A CHILD WE HAVE BONDED WITH.
PLEASE JOIN US ON AN AMAZING JOURNEY OF GIVING. THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT WE CAN GIVE IN THIS WORLD TODAY IS NOT MADE OF MATERIAL THINGS BUT IS MADE OF OUR ABILITY TO LOVE ENDLESSLY.
THANK YOU NANCY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS.
HUGS AND GRATITUDE RUTH MATRANGA
Dear Ruth,
Thank you...your work brings joy and inspiration to all of us!
Airline Ambassadors thanks you for your time, heart, and wonderful stories, too!
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