Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about home. How excited I am to see my Mom and Dad, because after playing with orphans all day I have a new appreciation for them. I’ve been thinking about how nice it will be to just be able to drive somewhere by myself, and rock out to country music by myself, and get Starbucks, BY MYSELF.  I’ve been thinking about how stoked I am to go to college and start learning again, so I can remember how to do basic math.  ...

               Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about home. How excited I am to see my Mom and Dad, because after playing with orphans all day I have a new appreciation for them. I’ve been thinking about how nice it will be to just be able to drive somewhere by myself, and rock out to country music by myself, and get Starbucks, BY MYSELF.  I’ve been thinking about how stoked I am to go to college and start learning again, so I can remember how to do basic math.  ...

The streets of Manila. A tricycle on the left and a Jeepney to the right. This week 23 new kids, all of whom will now be going to college next term, started working downtown with the program I have talked about in previous blogs.  A group of us was excited about the prospect of getting to know these teenagers and helping them get up to speed with their new job and the associated responsibilities.  Unsurprisingly, all of them are quite friendly, have some interesting personalities and are fun to work with.  Once again, I think my evenings will become the part of my day I most...

The streets of Manila. A tricycle on the left and a Jeepney to the right. This week 23 new kids, all of whom will now be going to college next term, started working downtown with the program I have talked about in previous blogs.  A group of us was excited about the prospect of getting to know these teenagers and helping them get up to speed with their new job and the associated responsibilities.  Unsurprisingly, all of them are quite friendly, have some interesting personalities and are fun to work with.  Once again, I think my evenings will become the part of my day I most...

   To know how much these children love me, is enough to hold onto. They know all of us by name, they hug you and give you sloppy wet kisses out of the ordinary. They love you for who you are and how much you've made a difference in their lives. There is always joy and hurt and someday they'll look back and they'll remember those stories of "Remember when we laughed until we cried?"    when i see their delegate bodies, fragile bones, fear in their eyes, and the tears that they cry, yet their courage to still stand up on their own it reassures me...

   To know how much these children love me, is enough to hold onto. They know all of us by name, they hug you and give you sloppy wet kisses out of the ordinary. They love you for who you are and how much you've made a difference in their lives. There is always joy and hurt and someday they'll look back and they'll remember those stories of "Remember when we laughed until we cried?"    when i see their delegate bodies, fragile bones, fear in their eyes, and the tears that they cry, yet their courage to still stand up on their own it reassures me...