I think for the moment things have died down and prayerfully we'll have that time of peace we all asked for.
When a child has a challenge here it's not always such a big deal, but every so often a child doesn't wish to accept the punishment for their action, which here is often just cleaning dishes. The child looks for the easiest way to avoid punishment and they say they want to leave.
When we have one child who leaves it seems to create a ripple effect for months after. Recently we've had a number of kids get into their normal trouble but now their response is I want to leave. Part of me wants to just open the door and say see ya, but then I think about whats out that door and it might as well be the door on an airplane. For we know if the child leaves here they quality of live goes from a 8 or 9 down to a 1 or 2. It's not to say life here is that grand but rather to say quality of life from where they came is just that poor.
Compounding all the "I want to run a way" with the couple emergencies and number of illnesses we've had all at one time was difficult and difficult really only on the heart. It's a real struggle of emotions watch a child say I want to destroy all they've accomplished so easily.
Anyways I'll leave it at that and say again things seem as they are back to normal.
I do want to announce that we were able to take a child this November.
His name is Dara and he is 5 years old.
Dara was rescued from an abusive stepfather. His mother cares for him but fears the father and was unable to protect Dara. The first time we heard about Dara, we heard a child was being treated very badly and the social affair asked us to come with them to check out the reports. Hak my assistant said the province police, the district police and every one important showed up to see. The boy Dara's head was bleeding from being beaten with a spoon also for eating rice he took from the kitchen. The step father often doesn't allow Dara to eat because Dara has a father from another marriage. The funny thing is the police and the people scolded the father but they took no action other than to ask the neighbors to keep an eye on him (Dara)
When our staff went out with officials the second time to pick Dara up, Dara was standing up to his waist in mud, punishment for eating rice from the kitchen again.
Dara is attending school for the first time and this month with celibate Christmas for the first time he is a handsome and very bright child with a small streak of naughtiness a 5 year old might be expected to offer.
We are also working on helping the mother leave the father but he has threatened the second baby's life if she tries to leave him so she's very scared at the moment.
This Month we are expected to accept two more children being abused by a grandmother we'll let you know when we have them.
I just want you to know that Dara, the two that we intend to take will need sponsors and we are short on sponsors already.
So as always if you're interested in sponsoring a child with us please pray about it first and second consider your ability so sponsor the child for a lengthy period of time as a personal relationship is created between you and the child it's best if your support is secure as possible.
After you've prayed and given the thought some consideration you can email us at the link below.
info@agreaterhopeorphanage.org.Kit and Ream
