Christmas at the Orphanages
On the second day, Christmas Eve, we traveled an hour to a smaller orphanage. It is a small home that was started 3 years ago by two Russian couples. With their own money. It houses 23 kids and they all call the couples Mom & Dad. There was a tangible feeling of family and love there. And the 'parents' of all those kids have such big hearts. I can't describe how wonderful and generous they were. We sang our carols for them and in return they handed out American candy for us. I gave mine back to the kids and they gobbled it right up. Some of the volunteers made homemade chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, and sugar cookies which we had with tea. Afterwards we made Christmas tree ornaments and snowflakes with the kids. The best part of the whole two days was handing out presents to the kids. With small donations from us volunteers and a big one from my little brother, we bought cars, coloring & puzzle books, candy, stuffed animals, markers, colored pencils, a pool set, dartboard, a bead loom set and more for all of the kids. I was able to hand out gifts with Brenda and
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