Blessed

I have only been here 4 days and worked in the orpahanges twice but the biggest lesson that I have learned so far is how blessed I am. I take for granted every single day my parents, family and house. Walking into these orphanages and seeing the babies in the cribs not being held by someone who loves them breaks my heart. I have come to learn how important and how much family affects my life and who I am. Work at the orphanages is not easy. It is hard work. I am basically their mother, getting them dressed and fed and playing with them. The orphanage that is run by catholic nuns is very cold, there is not heating and it does not feel like a home. The hardest thing honestly is not being able to understand the children or them to understand me, should have studied more! The way nuns do things so differently from the way I was raised. They are a lot rougher, they feed them sooo much! Probably as much as I eat and they are babies! They are very strict on them finishing their food, if they dont they have to stand on a chair. Its hard seeing that, and seeing the ways they punish them. The other orphanage is run by OSSO and it has a much better spirit there. I have been able to work with the special needs kids and their sweet spirits! Many of the children in the orphanages cant be adopted because their parents wont let them. So they dont want them but they dont want anyone else to have them either. Its messed up and hard to see how selfish people can be. Even though its hard work, I love it! Every child deserves to be loved and held and that is what we are here to do! I just wish I could take them all back to the states with me where we are all so blessed to have all that we do!
Beinosnoches! (SP?) haha im trying to say goodnight! My spanish is no bueno! well love and miss you all! If you would like to get ahold of me email me at kyleeogden@hotmail.com