There is this little girl I want to tell you all about. For the sake of protecting her identity, I will call her Julia.
Julia is an orphan. She lives at the school where I work, and is 9 years old... but looking at her you would think she is only 7 at the most. She has these giant brown eyes and a very serious face, loves to draw and make cards for people, and rarely talks.
This week the kids at the school were on vacation. For most of them, this means spending a week with their parents (if they have any) or visiting a relative. Julia had no one to go to, so the Word Made Flesh staff decided to make her a part of their family. For the week, Julia got to takes turns staying with different members of the community (all who wanted to spend as much time as possible with her).
It was so beautiful to watch this little child, who is deemed an orphan by most of the world, be cared for by so many people. When it was Annie's turn to keep her, she was over at our place all the time (she kicked my butt in checkers!) As I was sitting playing with her, it struck me how amazing it is that so many people would be devestated if she were adopted. If Julia were not there, she would be missed so much! I know many tears would be shed... by the staff and by Julia. She is truely loved and cared for. She has a family.
The more I hung out with her, the more I fell in love as well! I would spend 10 minutes trying to communicate a simple question to her in Romanian and she would just sit there with her big eyse and patiently wait until she understood. Then she would give me a quick answer and we would keep playing. A couple times she would run to Annie and say something in quick Romanian and then Annie would translate a sweet little phrase to me. She even made me a card (I'm pretty sure I will treasure it forever!)
I am so honored to be a part of this organization after I watched how they treat orphans. I am so honored to be a part of Julia's life.
Julia is an orphan. She lives at the school where I work, and is 9 years old... but looking at her you would think she is only 7 at the most. She has these giant brown eyes and a very serious face, loves to draw and make cards for people, and rarely talks.
This week the kids at the school were on vacation. For most of them, this means spending a week with their parents (if they have any) or visiting a relative. Julia had no one to go to, so the Word Made Flesh staff decided to make her a part of their family. For the week, Julia got to takes turns staying with different members of the community (all who wanted to spend as much time as possible with her).
It was so beautiful to watch this little child, who is deemed an orphan by most of the world, be cared for by so many people. When it was Annie's turn to keep her, she was over at our place all the time (she kicked my butt in checkers!) As I was sitting playing with her, it struck me how amazing it is that so many people would be devestated if she were adopted. If Julia were not there, she would be missed so much! I know many tears would be shed... by the staff and by Julia. She is truely loved and cared for. She has a family.
The more I hung out with her, the more I fell in love as well! I would spend 10 minutes trying to communicate a simple question to her in Romanian and she would just sit there with her big eyse and patiently wait until she understood. Then she would give me a quick answer and we would keep playing. A couple times she would run to Annie and say something in quick Romanian and then Annie would translate a sweet little phrase to me. She even made me a card (I'm pretty sure I will treasure it forever!)
I am so honored to be a part of this organization after I watched how they treat orphans. I am so honored to be a part of Julia's life.
Beautiful. :)
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