Perspective

The top picture is Tshepo. The bottom picture is Lewis. They both have addictive smiles. Sometimes we write about some pretty heavy stuff in our blog. For example, Sphiwe going to the hospital. By the way, she is doing better. She has been eating and drinking milk and keeping it down. We’re not sure when she will be released, but hopefully it will be within the next week. We aren’t allowed to release medical information, but she is basically a very sick child who needs a miracle. In the midst of all that we see and experience that is so heavy, the shelter is a very happy place to be. Even the children with terminal illnesses are so happy most of the time. When they see us on the playground or coming into the shelter they come running and jump into our arms. They fight for attention and for who gets to be held and played with. They are almost always smiling and laughing and having fun. We get a lot of visitors and volunteers coming through bringing gifts and playing with the kids. So, even though we deal with some serious issues, there is a lot of fun and love here as well. We all work very hard to provide a good home and good care for these children, and we all love what we do. It is a very rewarding job. Sometimes after a stressful day working it is just nice to play with the kids on the playground to get some perspective on what is really important in life.