Jesus loves the little children

Today, Cheyenne and I worked at the children’s home where there are 18 kids waiting to be adopted.  We were basically meant to just love on the kids and help them get used to a scheduled day, which was great since scheduled into the day was a cooked lunch of our favorite Haitian meal, legumes, and nap time!!  It was a lovely day of holding babies and giving kisses and hugs.

We left around 3 to go back home and meet the teeny-tiny little week-old baby and his mom from Bate 41 who is here to see a doctor.  Then, we got a phone call saying one of the boys at Guerline’s orphanage fell and needs his head stitched up.  We loaded back up to get the boy, also taking a couple kids from the children’s home to get blood work done while we’re at the clinic, just another part of the adoption process.

We rode to the Red Cross clinic that was about 45 minutes away and got the boy going with his stitches before we went to the pediatric area to get blood work done.  As soon as we walked in, I saw the smallest baby I have ever laid eyes on—they said she was born at 30 weeks and was doing alright.  In the back of the room was a set of twins born at 32 weeks, and they were shocked that they even survived.  There was a girl laying in a bed that had been in a car accident and was ok except that they could not see any brain activity.  In a chair to the side was a little girl who was probably five who just got her broken arm put in a cast.  The head doctor running around had her scrubs rolled up into shorts and told us that if we wanted, there were three orphan boys in the back that we could love on while we waited, so we searched them out! 

These orphans were at the Red Cross because they still require medical attention.  Two had cerebral palsy and another had a condition that made his skull grow outrageously large.  I picked up the smaller boy with CP… he was SO cute!  Immediately, I thought of Gage, the little boy with CP that I babysit sometimes.  They have the same face and features and are both generally adorable.  While I was holding him he got a little fussy, but instead of pushing away and stretching out like babies normally do when they fuss, his entire body was cringing inward with muscle spasms.  The entire time, all I could think about was how blessed Gage is to have such loving family that takes care if him and is able to get him medical treatment, but this boy has no one- his makeshift chart said he was abandoned.  There is no one to hold him while he goes through the scary things life holds for him.  Finally, he fell asleep in my arms as our kids were brought back to us and I had to put him back in his bed, and as soon as I let go of him, he started fussing again and waving his arms, but I had to go. 

But there is hope these kids.  Tomorrow, Jenny Chapman is flying in to adopt Melissa, a cute little 18-month old girl with Downs Syndrome who has been living with us.  We are all so excited to meet Jenny and send Melissa with her to loved and cared for like every child deserves.