Eagles Wings 3-
Blake
and I’s playground. Man, In my life I have really only been around 2 children
who have any kind of a handicap, and I love them to death, but other than them,
I have never been too comfortable around other people with disabilities. Let me
just say that God is breaking my heart. These kids are amazing!
Blake
and I have the amazing opportunity to spend most of our days with Eagles Wings
3. These kids are probably the most mobile of any of the wings, and I think the
most fun.
We have Guaca, a kid who is a bit
chubby, but super adorable. He is always pushing buttons! Literally.. When we get in the elevator I push him to the
back corner furthest from the door and the buttons, otherwise we see all 10
floors of the orphanage.
We have
Yoda, the ring leader of the bunch; and so many amazing kids!
Let me
just tell you the life of these kids.
They wake up each morning to have
breakfast prepared for them by the Ayes, “Aunties”. A typical breakfast includes congee, a bland
porridge, some form of veggies and probably some scrambled eggs, all mixed
together. It’s kind of bland, but it grows on you after a bit. Also, they get
MENTO, and no I’m not talking about the fresh breath maker! I am talking about
a steamed roll that is made entirely of flour and taste like NOTHING. It is
white and looks like it would be delicious, then you bite into a bland roll.
They eat it with each meal.
After breakfast, the kids head to
the 5th floor for school. Blake and I do a bible study by ourselves,
and then find something to do until 11 when the kids return for lunch. After
lunch, the kids head for nap time until 2 along with the rest of China. Blake
and I head for Eagles Wings 2 to visit our girls.
At 2 the kids will usually head
back to school unless Blake and I have a “date” to take one or 2 of them out
for a fun afternoon. The kids will be in school until about 4 when they come
back upstairs, shower, and eat dinner.
After dinner Blake, I, Chew Gim
(The house mother), and some of the Ayes will head downstairs with the kids for
an hour to play on the playground and take a walk around the orphanage. The
walk is fun and gives the kids a chance to stretch their legs. Blake and I
usually make at least one of them cry each day by taking them up to the pigs
that are living in the back corner of the orphanage property. Turns out that
Chinese people are terrified of animals. Pigs, dogs, even little bugs that
American kids would probably have eaten.
At about 6:45 as the sun goes down
we head back inside to let the kids work on their school work or homework.
Then, it’s off to bed for the rugrats. This is their life every day, except for
weekends. On weekends if possible they will take the kids to the park or just
on a ride to get them off the orphanage property.
Their life at first seems a lot
like their congee, bland, until you look into the eyes and hearts of these kids
and realize that they are so happy. They are surrounded by people that love
them, care for them, and make sure that they have a good time with what they
do. This is one place that I wish you guys could see and experience.
