On Saturday [March 17] I had a splendid day! So earlier last week, Kenny I decided that we should visit the Bel Air Home to speak with the manager as well as to spend some time with the kids.
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| Kenny and at the entrance of the Bel Air Home |
My first impression of the Home itself was very much satisfactory! I was really pleased with what I saw. It is painted in a beautiful yellow and it looks so much like a family's home and not necessarily as a Home that cares for kids. This made me feel that the children there do not feel too stigmatized by that aspect of their reality - they are, at this present time, not fortunate enough to live with their biological parents and or relatives, but have to be cared for by others.
We met the Manager in her office as we entered into the Home. The Manager, Lisa, was talking to two of her workers and asked us to hold on for a while.
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| Office at the Bel Air Home |
Lisa was so very friendly and willing to listen to us; she was also very cooperative in answering all our questions to the best of her ability. She told me that the Bel
Air Home was founded by a retired couple from Scotland. The husband was a
retired professor of Grenada’s St. George’s University and his wife was a retired
nurse who saw the need for a home for children in Grenada. Lisa explained to me
that they, the founders of the Home got help from many influential organizations in Grenada such as SGU,
Grenlec and other companies. Some of the
organization are still sponsoring the Home, others are not.
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| Front view of the Bel Air Home |
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| Kenny, Lisa and I outside her work place |
We also got the opportunity to spend some time to play with the kids. There are no pictures of us with the kids, or the kids by themselves because their identities are confidential. One short moment I will love to share with you about Kenny is when we were in the nursery. As I stated before cameras were not allowed, so I don't have a picture with him in there, so I will just put one of our favorite pictures:
So the nursery has kids from birth to
8years of age. I walked around the
different cribs blowing kisses or making silly faces to the babies in the cribs
while Kenny was still upfront talking to the bigger children. After a while of
making funny faces with one little baby boy who loves laughing, I turned around
just to see Kenny sitting flat on the ground with about 5 fives on his lap. I
was stunned! It just meant a lot to see him playing with the children, children
whom he had met for the very first time. He just welcomed them into his arms
and lap, freely giving to them his unconditional love! I am so thankful that he
too sees and understand the needs of those innocent children. They need love and
I know that it feels so good to them to receive it from others.
I feel really excited to get Angels’ Palace started. I am
also so excited and thankful that Lisa told me that I can always stop by or keep
in contact via email with her. I know
that I will need a lot of help and guidance as I go about establishing Angel’s
Palace, so when great help comes my way, I feel so very happy! :)
Here is the link to Bel Air Home. Feel free to browse through and learn more!
http://mypages.spiceisle.com/belairhome/
