We spent the other half of our week at the San Ricardo zoo, um, I mean orpahnage :-D. Honestly, I love the kids at this home but CRAZY doesn't even cut it for some of them..I affectionately refer to them as "monkeys." No joke, they jump out of windows, run off with anything that is not tied down and make off like bandits with digital cameras. But they really are precious, I promise.Their behavior really did improve as the week went on. The first day we tried to do VBS with them was complete chaos..we made it through one "station" switch and it was all over. It could only be the Lord who answered our prayers because the next day, they actually sat and LISTENED..who would have thought? And really, their acting out is sad..they do it to get attention. Many of them are quite violent, but it is because they need love. Some of them flinch when you touch their heads b/c they have been hit. No wonder they act like they do.
To prove our craziness, we decided to take 100+ of these kiddos to the movies. We went to see "Up," and it was such a treat for them, as they very rarely get to do anything outside the home (which is a pretty grim place). We also took them to the movies last year and they LOVED it. We took up the whole movie theatre! Every kid got his own box of popcorn and chicha morada, the drink of Peru. We adults even had fun too (I might have "rested my eyes" for just a few moments :) Here we are on the bus (it took two!)
At the movies...
At the movies...
I fell in love with a little girl named Marisol. She is 9 years old, and we were two peas-in-a pod this week. She has three brothers...I'm not sure what her story is but I know she is PRECIOUS! Please pray for her and the other children of Peru-thank you so much.-Kelli
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