Manuelito

Last week, I (Karen H.) spend the week at Manuelito which is an orphanage and in the same building there is a school and church. This particular orphanage is a transition house where the children are able to mature a little and then they move to the other orphanage that is a couple hours away but within the same organization. I worked with the three babies and helped the nanny with whatever she needed. She had a really big week as the other nanny was on vacation so she was with the children for 24 hours and for 7 days straight. Because there was only one nanny this week, I was not able to help with the school. The other team members where able to be apart of the school and teach English.

One morning last week, we took a 15 minute walk to the park so the children could run around and play. They really look forward to those days to get outside! It is really sad for me to think that their world is so limited to the park and building, but as I think about the life they would have had on the street, I realize that this life is much better.

Josue, Christopher and Duncan were the three boys - Christopher and Duncan are brothers. Below are some pictures of the children.