{Day 24}

Opening a new orphan home means an “emotional roller-coaster. Moving in means accepting their parents really aren’t coming back.  Before coming to the home, everything was temporary, including where they ate their meals. Some days a neighbor would share    with them, but they would spend most of their nights hungry, always fearing what the next day held.  Almost all new kids struggle with food security. A lack of food security means
not knowing where your next meal will come from, when it will be, or if you will have one at all. When a just-rescued child first arrives at their new home they investigate the kitchen to make sure there is enough for the next day. They ask their caregivers dozens of times to show them the rice stockpile, just to make sure it is still there. They ask for a loaf of bread, just in case, and fall asleep with it under their pillow. Their stomachs churn with worry before breakfast each day, afraid they will find an empty table.”
~from Warm Blankets Orphan Care Newsletter

Would you give up your lunch money to help these little ones??

{Photos by: Jenn Lynn Images}

{Styled by: Glenna Fashions}