February 24, 2006
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Today I visited another orphanage in Seoul. It is a Christian orphanage for babies – 2nd graders. I went with a few people from my church and my friend Go Un. A girl at my church, Jane, began organizing weekly trips to the home a year ago. The orphanage is smaller in number (40 – 50 children) and a lot smaller in size than Geon. It did not seem as well run as Geon, but part of that is because the children are so young and each require so much attention. Enjoy the pictures…
My friend Go Un with a girl that latched onto her immediately
Jane swinging with one of the children
One of the little girls that shared her kyool (a small orange/tangerine) with me
Patton swinging with some children
Hee Jung and one of the boys who loved to be carried around
Usually, the girls are much more shy, especially with men, and will keep their distance for a while, checking them out. It took a couple hours of waving and smiling when I’d see this little one, and finally she felt secure enough to sit by me and let me help her peel her orange. She still didn’t share any of it with me though.
One of the older boys with me after showing me what he made
He took a bunch of pictures with my camera and I liked these two a lot…
For some reason, I really like that last picture. Unlike the children here at Geon, I think these little ones are adoptable. Any takers?
Comments (2)
awww. JM they’re sooooo cute! you’re soo lucky to be helping out at orphanges. i wanted to help out at orphanges too. what exactly do you do everyday?? hope all is well
man, that kid is a natural with the camera!