My friend asked me if I would send her a photo of my favourite or most meaningful photo I have posted on instagram along with a short paragraph on why and what it means to me. While going through my own Instagram it wasn’t long before I found myself reliving the very real and transformational…
A family for every child.
A family for every child. // I want to believe so bad that there is a family for every child. That was the promise right? That there would be a family to meet the needs of each child that enter the facility. But in my human nature, I fail to believe at times. When my…
“untouchable”
“untouchable” The degradation of humanity. Labelled untouchable (bhadi / dalit). The caste system is the system in which individuals of the hindu religion live their lives by. This means that whole countries will follow this lifestyle. Nepal the small country sandwiched between India and China. Here their lives are restrained by the caste system….
By the hospital bed
This last trip to the Philippines was one of the most God ordained trips I have been on. In every aspect I could see the way he was shaping it. The fact I booked a ticket 3 days before hand without knowing exactly why I should go and spend that kind of money for just…
Tiny Andy you were so loved.
Sometimes I think maybe its okay to be versatile, to be vulnerable, to wear your heart on your sleeve. Just maybe for the sake of others to put your self out there and to be broken in order to lift up another. To Allow your own heart to break in order to access another persons…
Hold me tight
Come dear child, hold my arm tight as you pray for a forever family. Come hold onto my leg while you beg that you’ll never be let go of. I’ll hold you tight in my arms, baby while we discover more of your arising disabilities which hinder your chance of adoption. Because whilst the world…
Our Miracle Baby
Weighing just a mere couple of kilos, small enough to hold in one hand. Black and blue were the first colours I remember of him. Blue were his lips as his heart would stop and his little body shut down. Black was the colour of his skin due to the lack of oxygen around his body….
Faith Without Works Is Dead
I often feel people don’t have much understanding as to why I travel so often to a country 8 hours away from my family and the people I love most. But I feel I need to somehow find the words and stories that are spread through my heart to explain as best I can what…
We Love Because He First Loved Us
I have always had such a fond love for people and there individualities. And it’s starting become so real to me that there is so many different types of love. Since spending time away i’ve become so aware of the love for my family. A love that although I miss them inseparably I can be…
Transformed
It’s days like today when I haven’t been in Gentle Hands for nearly 6 months that I find so much joy in realizing the transformations of all these kids. All have grown both in height and knowledge. With the same welcoming faces and cuddles greeting me with “you home Ate”. Last time I was here…
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