This week, meet Aira!
Aira is a very sweet ten year old girl, who is currently in grade one at our community school. She performs very well academically and other than fairly recently, doesn’t tend to have many attitude problems either. I personally have enjoyed having her in computers; I don’t think I’ve ever had any problems with her in class.
Aira is the oldest of three other siblings: Gerald (9), Jessica (7), and Jaypee (6). (The family does kind of have a “J” theme, Aira included– her real name is Jeralyn!) These four siblings have lived at an orphanage for at least six years, although I am not sure of exactly how long. Before coming to live at NFFCH, they lived at another children’s home nearby. Aira and Jessica are extremely close sisters, and as I mentioned in Jessica’s blog, even prefer sleeping in a twin bed together rather than have their own beds. They are always looking out for each other too; whenever the kids are given snack, candy, etc… Aira always makes sure Jessica gets some and vice-versa.
During play-time at the children’s home, Aira can usually be seen playing with Angelica and Jessica. She enjoys playing hopscotch, jacks, reading books, and running around being silly. This may sound strange… but I would say that Aira is one of our quietest and loudest kids at the home. Although she seems quiet and reserved at first, and has her moments being that way… she also has an abnormally loud voice (for such a tiny body), and usually needs to be reminded to talk a little quieter.
Aira is a very generous, helpful, and sweet young girl. She is always a pleasure to have around and could sit on your lap for hours asking questions about every topic under the sun! She also has a great sense of humor and can keep me laughing pretty good!
Keep Aira in your prayers this week. Pray for her and all her siblings, and that God would provide a family for the four of them, despite the hard odds of 4 siblings being adopted. Pray for her development and progression into the preteen years. And most importantly, pray that she would hear, understand, and accept the message of the Gospel in her heart.
