Today was business as usually around here with a house full, just like we like it! Lena loves when the babies are here. They both enjoy having all the family around and ask when will people come visit. We have (informal) daily English lessons and they also get their journals and practice without being prompted by us. They really want to learn English and feel apart of everything here. We want them to be apart of everything here. They are learing pretty quickly with new words coming every day. It's been chilly and rainy, so not a lot of outdoors or pool time. But Denis, Bella and Levi got some fishing in while Lena and me looked at hair styles and listened to Justin Beieber. That girl can sing every word to his songs, IN ENGLISH! So now I'm humming good ole JB all day long. Great! (totally worth it , btw!). Every where we go she makes sure every moment gets captured, "mom, cheese?", which mean take a photo. They are getting more relaxed and joking around with each other and us. Even if we can't understand them we can tell they are just being silly with us and it's funny. We are enjoying the lightness of trying to live in them moment!
She is more vocal than him, he more sporty and outdoorsy. She wants her hair cut, hair chalk, high tops, and they both LOVE sunglasses! She insisits on everyone being in the photos and asked if I would "make into memories page for to take?". She love shopping and they both love to got to "supermarket", he said he would like to see "Amerisky footsball" and race cars. Guess where we need to go?
Yesterday we went to a gathering of like minded spiritual people and had a pitch-in afterwards, which the host kids loved! I'm sure they have never seen that much food! They ate very well! I know they must feel awkward being around all those strangers, not even speaking the language. They introduce themselves and say "nice to meet you", just like we taught them. They are gracious and kind. They are very brave. Given all they have been through I'd say if anyone has a right to be ungrateful, unkind and bitter, it would be them! But they are not. They are just thankful to be here, even if it's for a short time. They would be fully justified in asking someone, anyone of us "why hasn't anyone come for us? Why are we all being let there? Why must we be left to suffer this fate?".
I gave a good long looked at all the children around here today and tried to decide which ones deserved this "good life" and which ones didn't. When I think of "my two" orphans going back and the "fate" that awaits them it absolutely breaks my heart! And what fate is that? Orphans in Eastern Europe "age out" at 16-17 year old. Which means they are set out on the street with a few belongings to fend for themselves. This will happen to our Denis in September when he returns, and Lena next year.
Only 20% of these children survive until their 20th birthday without dying, being in forced crime rings or sold into human trafficking. This is what fuels the internet porn and international prostitution industries! Many, MANY, MANY of these suductive images are not produced voluntarily! Some of these girls are under 10 year old! Think about that the next time you decide to be a perv! These brave souls deserve better. Far better! They have done nothing to deserve less! The orphan crisis is our Holocaust and we should be ashamed that we have looked the other way this long. None of us have any right to ever say "how could they have let that happen!?". There are more slaves in the world now than at any time in history. How could we let this happen?
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