Saying goodbye this morning was painful and tearful, but it had to be done. It was easy to fall in love with these children, but hard knowing that it was for such a short time. Kim and I wondered if it was fair to the kids at all to spend time bonding with them just to leave them again. All we can hope is that the little bit of love we could give them might just make their lives better, even for that short time. We will miss them!
We are now at Maria's Big House of Hope and have been spending some time with the staff and a few volunteers who are here right now. They are all very dedicated to the work that is happening here in Luoyang. It is certainly different than Morningstar, with far more children, and many who have serious long term issues. It was difficult to walk around and see the kids, there are about 130 here right now. The nanny to child ratio is 1 to 3, which is really good, especially seeing that a state run home could be 1 to 10 or more, in some cases. It is not an easy work though, and to be honest, it is difficult to be here. I had a hard time keeping it together, especially as we visited some of the rooms with several older kids, (up to close to 5 years old) who couldn't walk and just dragged themselves across the floor to greet us.....
We'll see what tomorrow brings. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.
Sheesh. Not even one word about bonding and then leaving ME. Man oh man! See you tomorrow. (YOU Are WELCOME)
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to read about you and others who are in Luoyang. We are waiting to bring home a little 3yo boy from Luoyang-- hopefuly in May or June. Thank you for loving on these kids! God bless you!
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