St. Joseph's Home for Boys

We then traveled to St. Jose's. The home was very nice and it was a privilege to stay there. We stayed in guest rooms with bunk beads but I soon learned that no one slept there. We all slept on the roof every night because of the heat. There are 19 boys living at then home. These boys all lived on the street at some point in their lives. I heard some of their stories and its just amazing to see how far they've come.

Once they are apart of the home they are apart of a family. They do chores, go to school, practice for plays and dance theatre, pray. They try to avoid adoption because this is their new home. The hope is that the boys will grow up till they are 21 and then go out and give back to their country. Once they turn 21 they must find a job. I think the most amazing thing is that the home was ran by the boys. Bill is the coe director with Michael and Bill grew up in the family.

Here you see Michael and the boys coming in singing and bringing flowers for us all. This was our first meeting. They then went back outside and came in one at a time saying a name. This is how we met our prayer partner. Jensi gave me a necklace and then I gave him a toy. We then all stood in one big circle and prayed. Then we sang "Bind us Together Lord" while holding hands, black white black white, and that's when I knew I was meant to be there.

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