Musings from my study this morning.

Visitors

New photos received just this morning.

The first three photos are of a family member of one of our kids. She's travelled 1000 miles to see how he's doing. My guess is that she wants to make sure he's not being held against his will and that he's not being exploited. Actually, he was placed wih us when he was about 18 months old by his mother who wanted to remarry. Later he was taken by the family and passed from one to another in an effort to control him. Finally he was returned to us because he continually cried and begged to be returned to us. We have no problems with him or his behavior. With us he is just a normal child. 

The other photos are more of the outing I talked about in my last post -- the kids day out at the mall. 

Another outing so no one gets "cabin fever"

A trip to the mall. A chance to get out of the house. New experiences. A day to remember and it almost always includes a special meal or treats - sometimes both.

(And...it doesn't cost an arm or a leg.)

Opa and his kids

Two more screen shots from my FaceTime conversation with Daniel this morning. This is a different baby from the last one I posted on this blog. Earlier in our conversation one of the older children showed up and talked to me but he didn't stick around long enough for me to get a screen shot of him.  It's obvious, however, that all the children love their Opa and their Opa loves them in return.

We are treating our most recent mother-in-waiting for Hepetitis B. Her medication today cost the equivalent of $260! Her baby will also have to have a vaccine inoculation immediately after his birth and two more in the months to follow. The vaccine should keep him healthy for the first 20 years and possibly for life; but, what does the mother have to look forward to??? And what about the individual that passed it on to her??? 

We do not have the funds to help everyone but we help the ones we can.  

Candid photo

Believe it or not, this is not a staged photo. It's called a screen shot. I snapped it while talking to Daniel using FaceTime (similar to Skype). Neither he nor our baby knew that I had taken the photo. I just had to take it because it demonstrates the love that she has for him and the love he has for her and for all our kids. 

All of our kids are being reared in a loving, caring environment.

According to an article in yesterday's Indonesian newspaper

Since last Wednesday (23/03/2016), South Jakarta Metro Police have investigated seven suspected cases of exploitation and trafficking of children. From the results of the investigation, the police succeeded in proving the existence of a child trafficking syndicate in Jakarta.

One of our "at risk" kids saved from the possibility of human trafficking. Thanks to our donors she will continue to grow up in a loving, caring environment where she will be educated, choose a trade or profession, be able to make a living, make her own choices and determine her own future. 

Eating out is always fun.

Two of our school-aged children and two of our babies with their care givers had lunch in the Mall yesterday.