Orphanage: Part 1

The orphanage was my absolute favorite part of Honduras, and definitely the place where I took the most pictures. The kids were so cute! It wasn't actually an orphanage; rather, it was a home for malnourished children. Most of them still had families, although a couple of them would be there for the rest of their lives, because their families would never be able to properly take care of them. It was touching to see the dedication of the ladies there, and the enthusiasm of the kids. They had such different personalities, and I really enjoyed getting to know them! But by far my favorite was one of the little boys, Andy. I helped give him his bath my first day, and after that, he would always come to me and lift his arms up, expectantly. And I would always pick him up :) I have so many amazing memories with them that I will never forget!

This little girl was very, very malnourished. I think it was because she had worms, worms that were eating away at her and everything that she ate... It was really sad.

As soon as they were done coloring, some of the little boys decided they wanted to ride Kyle! :)

These were their bathroom stalls. They only had three of them for all of the kids there.

We had coloring time with all of the kids that day :) They drew the most interesting things!

These kids went off and formed their own coloring group :)

This is Pamela! Isn't she adorable?

This little girl had a sling on her arm because she kept hitting things with it, and eventually broke it... :(

This is Alicia. She was very, very quiet, and didn't really crowd around us, wanting to be held, like all of the other kids. Since she was one of the older ones, she was at the music camp, and when I sat next to her, she would not let me hold her on my lap, or anything like that. So I just kept being friendly to her, but it didn't really seem like it was making a difference. However, on the last day, when we were all leaving the orphanage for the last time, she came up to me with the biggest smile on her face, and gave me a huge hug! It was such a blessing to see God working in the lives of these kids!

One of my favorite shots :)