The first day I walked the halls of Happy Tree Orphanage and my heart broke. I was broken for the children without families and I was broken for the lives being cut short. Happy Tree is an orphanage within a hospital and all of the children living there are infected with HIV. I wanted to cry when I saw the children needing to rest after only a couple minutes of running and when I heard that the older children understand that they are dying and so they don’t believe in God. I expected everyday to bring overwhelming heartbreak, but what I found instead was joy, laughter, and lots of love.
Over the last two weeks these precious children have captured my heart! Everyday I find myself falling more and more in love! Kiatera and g:racers have been traveling to Happy Tree everyday to share Bible stories, to make crafts, to play games, and most of all to pour out love. These kids are filled with joy. They are desperate to be loved and to love in return. Hope is returning to this home.
I hope that you will watch this video and fall in love. Allow the faces and the laughter that have captured my heart to capture yours too.
