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Free Range Kids
Posted by: | CommentsTrying to get my “real” work done while I am at the children’s village is nearly impossible. My real work is mainly trying to find donations to keep the kids fed, clothed and educated. No easy task. However, watching the kids playing, outside my office window, makes me want to be out there with them. So most fundraising is done when I am home and while at the children’s village I get to play. I couldn’t resist bringing my camera while I hung out with the kids.
There are photos of Ruby. Ruby is our new dog. We found Ruby running in the streets, almost hit by cars, and just terrified. She was living outside, near the entrance to the farm where I live for a few weeks. The farm manager told the security to get rid of her. The security guards told me, knowing that I would probably not say no, so she became our new dog. We let her settle in at our house before bringing her to meet the kids at the children’s village. Ruby was a terrified dog and so afraid of everyone. This has been her first week at the children’s village, spending the day, and has done well. I explained to the kids that someone had been very mean to her, which made her very afraid of people, and then threw her out. Sadly most of our kids can relate. I have been so amazed by how kind the kids are to Ruby. They move slowly with her, know that she is nervous and pet her gently. The children have learned a true lesson in kindness.
We also sampled lettuce from our garden today. We have lots of different kinds of lettuce and all ready to eat. I didn’t realize, when I bought the lettuce plants, that what I had purchased was not what most people plant here. No iceberg lettuce in the garden, but lots of baby lettuce, the fancy stuff you guys in the States pay a small fortune for. Lucky for our kids we can grow our veggies cheaply and have fresh vegetables every day. Our next food move will be eggs, but have to build the chicken coop first and then buy some chickens.
Enjoy the kids!
Beautiful Babies
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I come to Parramos I really should be locked in my office or I just can’t work. I find hanging out with the kids so much more fun.
Today I was with the toddler age kids and had to get their photos. I have watched most of these children grow up from from birth until now. Most of the children should be home with their adoptive parents. We have 15 kids that don’t have families and may never have families. They are perfect, beautiful little people. They will always have a place with us. So many unknowns.
What I do know is that the children love being outdoors, love playing in the dirt and running free.
I thought you would enjoy these photos.
Casa Amarilla
Posted by: | CommentsWednesday our very stark white children’s home got a new coat of yellow paint! A group of excellent volunteer painters from the States began painting in the morning and had half of house painted by the time they left in the late afternoon. I will post more next week with new photos of the entire home painted and an appropriate thank you to our volunteer group and everyone involved in getting our home painted.. I was just so excited for everyone to see our pretty yellow home (which was suppose to be yellow wheat but looks more like yellow lemon). With the rainy season fast approaching we needed to get the outside painted now or wait until next year.