Last Friday was visitation day with some of the parents. We loaded everyone into the back of the truck (which we later found out was a "no-no") and headed to Casitas Kennedy, the state-run orphanage in Tegucigalpa. Even before we pulled through the gates of Casitas, some of the boys started yelling for their Mom and older brother. They were so excited to see them. At first, I met Maria and Johnny, the boys' (Yovani, Marvin,.. etc.) mom and older brother. They are sweet, sweet people. You can truly tell that Maria loves her boys. She brought food and presents for them even though she probably couldn't afford it, and simply wanted to spend time with her boys. I then met Gabby, Cindy and Maryuri's mom. She wasn't as pleasant as Maria, bet you could tell that she just wanted to be with her girls. She took the girls underneath the playground equipment, and then inside of the equipment, trying to escape from others so all of her attention was on her sweet girl. Fani, Brian and Rudy's mom, showed up a little late because her baby was sick. She brought the baby and Brian and Rudy's younger brother, Daniel. The whole time we were at Casitas, Brian and Rudy played, held, and loved on their little brother. Rudy can have a very hard exterior; however, that rough exterior melted away when he was with his brothers. I have never seen him smile so much. I would tell you about Monica, Fernando, and Katty's parents, but they are crazy and caused a major commotion, therefore, I am not going to get into that.
After the fun at Casitas, we headed to Pizza Hut with all of the families (minus the crazy one) so that the kids could spend more time with them, and the moms could get fed. Once everyone was finished with their meal, the kids had to say goodbye to their mom's. I actually think that I was more sad to see them leave. After only seeing their moms once a month for many months, the kids have become very familiar with goodbyes.
I truly believe, however, that these parents are much happier, knowing that their kids are being fed, bathed, and put to bed every night.
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What a difficult position those parents are in! I can't imagine. I am sure it is confusing for the children but for many of them, it is all they know. It is hard to imagine what you would do in the same situation. We will keep all of them in our thoughts and prayers. I love you! Mom
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