Kids from New Life Mission Home

Kodomo & Stacey. Stacey, seems to have some type of disability. Melissa I are thinking that it might be due to fetal alcohol syndrome.

Peter- He is 9 years old & he likes to fake cry to draw attention. We've started noticing little things that all these kids to draw attention to themselves. They seem to feel like they have to do something otherwise they will just get lost in the mix.

I don't even know this girls name. She was playing with this big knife though & I just felt like I had to get a picture & post it.

It's hard to remember all of their names because they all have African names & American names. It's also hard to indentify what gender they are because, some boys end up having to wear girl clothes & vice versa. Then they all get their heads shaved to avoid lice making it even harder to tell.

left to right: Kantai & Milia. Notice the girl shirt on Kantai.

Joseph is 9 months old. He was found abandoned by a river.

Sara is 9 months old. She ended up in the home because, her mother is in prison for killing the 3 year old sister.

Melissa holding Elizabeth

Twins: Susie & Komo.

Moses

In front Peter & in back another kid that I don't know. Peter is probably my favorite one. He always likes to be around me but, isn't so rambunctious that he drives me a little insane like a lot of them do. He always asks for a big hug from Melissa & always wants to hold my hand or sit on my lap.

At one point during the fisrt day at this new home I had about 5 kids sitting on my lap & 2 others hanging on my back.