The following kids are some of the orphans we got to know. Look at these faces. We loved these kids so much and it was hard to say goodbye to the 7 other children in Peyton's group. The day we got the kids out of the orphanage was not at all like I had thought it would be. I thought we would have a little going away party for Peyton and her friends. We had no idea that the night before would be the last time we would spend with them.
When I got Peyton out of her classroom, to go and change her clothes, so we could leave, it was very hard to see the others wondering what was going on. When she and I went back in the room where her group was to give the key back to the person in charge of it, the looks on the kids' faces I will never forget. The tears started rolling and they still are now as I am writing this. These kids knew Peyton would be leaving soon but I sure would have liked to have been able to talk to all of them and tell them what they meant to me, how they have forever changed me. They all came up to me and hugged me and the tears kept coming. If we could come back and do this again, there are a few more kids I would be bringing home with me. These kids really are good kids and just need to be given a chance for someone to show them the love and attention they deserve. I can't really say whether any of these children are available for adoption as we were never able to make contact with the director to ask. But everyday from here on I will not forget Anya, Angela, Peter, Mikolya, Misha, Cnizhana and Andre.
I hope if you are reading this and you are on the fence about adopting internationally that you will look at these orphan faces and know there are many more out there that need homes. Is it a hard road? Absolutely! But the rewards far outweigh the stuff we went through and these kids are so worth it.
~Tina
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