Home of Comfort



These are my precious kiddies at the "Home of Comfort." They are very dear to us. These pics will give you a glimpse at some of them. There are about 50-55 kids ranging in age from infant to 13. These kids do not have any easy life and unfortunately do not receive a lot of love. Lots of prayers for them are needed. There are four homes on the campus each having two "house mothers." There is a mixture of kids there from HIV positive, autistic, abused, and others were unwanted and left abandoned. Not every child is an orphan, but is not able to be with their parents because of unsafe circumstances. Some are very sad and others do not know the difference between living in an orphanage and a "normal life" because it's all they have ever known. You can tell which children have been there since birth, because those children are very "tough" and struggle to show any emotion. It's obvious they have not received the proper nurturing they needed. Each child is so special.

The kids are always begging to be the next picked up or played with. It's amazing what a little love does.

Dave loves spending time here when he can. When he comes to pick me up, it's a must that he comes to say "hi" to all the kids. They love him so much. They are never around men, because only women work there, so to be around a man is something very foreign to them.

Me trying to teach hop-scotch.

This little guy I'm holding "Pilani," is such a joy. He loves to be picked up and spun around, but man hes a heavy little one!

This little girl is so sweet. She handles herself quite well at the home and looks after the younger ones as much as she can. Such a sweetie!

This little guy was in a crib when we got here and is now walking!! We were worried about him not walking because he would be left in a crib all day long and only get out after I got off of school, but he has amazingly picked it up well. Praise God!!

She has some "worms" on her head that is very common with a lot of the kids. They get these terrible sores that puss and require a lot of attention, but they are ususally just left with their wounds open and their heads bleeding.



The main building.

Some children are there because they were born with disabilities so their parents would leave them stranded.



This is one of the twins that were brought to the home. They are very sweet girls, but really struggled emotionally. I have never seen babies so unresponsive in my entire life. They have no emotion and hate to be touched. It broke my heart to work with them. The sad face you see is the only face we have ever seen.



This is the boys' room.

Girls room

These toilets are usually quite dirty and leave a stench in the house.

The kids enjoying an ice cream cone we took to the home with some money Jeremiah donated for their Christmas gifts. They had so much fun this day!

This is precious Lina and her friend.





The twins and a girl who lives in the house but takes care of them.

 

We got the kids soccer goals and balls also from money donated by Jeremiah. They were in heaven!! They have never had such nice things!

The kids thanking Jeremiah.

They love the camera!

The little girl in the green is the one struggling with the worms and scabs. She is the sweetest thing. She is always waiting for us. Such a darling!









This is Dondre. Some toys that are donated are not the best influence on the kids, because unfortunately, a lot of them leave and turn to a life of crime because there is no where else for them to go or people to love them. We wanted you to see this picture of Dondre and the "tough guy" act he has to play at the home and then compare them to the weekend he was with us. When he was with us, he dropped the tough guy act and actually became a kid, it was beautiful.



This little boy is the funniest little guy I have met. His name is "Piwea." He is just like a little old man. He is so cute. He loves when Dave comes because he throws him in the air and swings him around.