One of our newest children to come to the New Faith Family Children’s Home, and also appearing as our child of the week… Jomar!
After seeing Jomar’s picture (and video below), you can already see that Jomar’s childhood has not been an easy one. Jomar will always wear the physical scars on his body that represent the emotional scars we hope can be healed over time. Without getting too much into Jomar’s history, what I will tell you is that Jomar’s mother died while giving birth to him. And the result of that, is that his father has never stopped blaming him. And that is why Jomar is now living with us at the children’s home.
I can’t begin to imagine the 9 years of this little boy’s life. I can’t begin to understand all that he has been through, the way he has been treated, the lack of love and care that he deserved but never had. My heart breaks when I think about it.
The first week of Jomar being here, I tried to give him a hug and was pretty much rejected. The next week, I came walking into the children’s home only to be surprised with a little boy running at me at full speed and jumping into my arms! I think he’s starting to make up for lost time! Jomar is being cared for and loved for the first time in his life, and he is soaking up as much of it as he can!
Jomar began his time with us frustrated at his lack of communication
with all the foreigners. He speaks and understands very little
English. In fact, for the first couple weeks, he kept asking our Filipino staff why we are talking to him in English and not Tagalog! We keep reassuring him that he will learn English very quickly, he just needs to practice and be patient. Jomar also enjoys going to school, playing basketball, and running around with the others kids. He has a great laugh and smile, and is extremely witty, always ready to respond with a quick, silly, comeback, accompanied with that great giggle of his!
with all the foreigners. He speaks and understands very little
English. In fact, for the first couple weeks, he kept asking our Filipino staff why we are talking to him in English and not Tagalog! We keep reassuring him that he will learn English very quickly, he just needs to practice and be patient. Jomar also enjoys going to school, playing basketball, and running around with the others kids. He has a great laugh and smile, and is extremely witty, always ready to respond with a quick, silly, comeback, accompanied with that great giggle of his!
Please be praying for Jomar and his transition into life at the chlldren’s home. Though he came from a bad situation, he still misses his father at times. Please be praying that he would feel loved and cared for by all of us at the children’s home. Pray that he will see the love of Christ in us and that he will begin to learn and understand who God the Father is and how he is different from the earthly Father that hurt him and let him down. And pray that all of Jomar’s paperwork is thorough in order to more easily find a family for him one day.
Enjoy the video–which has a special guest appearance by Armie, 8 year old translator 🙂
