A few weeks ago a missionary friend here invited us to visit Kimbondo Hospital/Orphanage with her. We went on a Friday and by Monday I was pretty sick, so we didn't get to go back again until last week. There are hundreds of children there, many with serious health issues or disabilities. As soon as we approached the building that houses the babies and preschoolers, they came running with their arms up, begging to be held. It's impossible to hold them all, but we sure tried. The kids were almost all barefoot, most of the babies were laying in wet bedding, flies were everywhere. The older girls wanted to talk, to braid my hair, to hold my hand. They imitated us. If we held babies, so would they. The little ones all wanted to be on our laps at once, and they would fight about it. This place has more need than I could ever hope to meet, but for a little while we played with kids and watched them smile, heard them laugh, sang to babies, tickled toddlers, and maybe brightened their day a little. I have a couple of photos here, but there are lots more on my facebook page. I've tried multiple times to insert a link here to my photos but I can't figure out how to make it work. I do have a link on this page to my facebook though.
A few weeks ago a missionary friend here invited us to visit Kimbondo Hospital/Orphanage with her. We went on a Friday and by Monday I was pretty sick, so we didn't get to go back again until last week. There are hundreds of children there, many with serious health issues or disabilities. As soon as we approached the building that houses the babies and preschoolers, they came running with their arms up, begging to be held. It's impossible to hold them all, but we sure tried. The kids were almost all barefoot, most of the babies were laying in wet bedding, flies were everywhere. The older girls wanted to talk, to braid my hair, to hold my hand. They imitated us. If we held babies, so would they. The little ones all wanted to be on our laps at once, and they would fight about it. This place has more need than I could ever hope to meet, but for a little while we played with kids and watched them smile, heard them laugh, sang to babies, tickled toddlers, and maybe brightened their day a little. I have a couple of photos here, but there are lots more on my facebook page. I've tried multiple times to insert a link here to my photos but I can't figure out how to make it work. I do have a link on this page to my facebook though.
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