Concordia Children's Services... at last i remember the orphanage that was once a part of my life in Manila. The place where I found solitude with the abandoned kids who touched my heart. Concordia Children's Services rents a small house near the Stop 'n' Shop jeepney terminal in old Manila. There, volunteers look after up to 25 abandoned babies at a time. They're eventually put up for adoption, but several have already grown up at Concordia, waiting for the time to bring them and their adoptive parents together.
My being a part of Concordia started when I volunteered for an outreach program of the company where i was working at that time. At first, I decided to be part of it for a selfish reason: to runaway from work! at least I'll be able to escape from at least a hundred of calls... calls from irate subscribers!!!! But it turned out to be a rewarding deed!!! I never thought that it would be a hooking experience ... yes, I've been a frequent visitor in the orphanage. Sparing a few amount from my salary didn't hurt me much!!! LOL! Buying diapers, milk formulas, and a little groceries means a lot to the kids!!! And sobrang saya talaga!! it was so fulfilling... i think at that time i sacrificed a few things or should i say my little luxuries(LOL) such as: a few issues of my favorite mags, avoiding to buy stuffs for my Elmo collections, acting blind whenever i passed by new display of girbaud bags! urgh! a few sips of starbucks coffee! LOL! (i remember, a friend named Maya also did this sacrifice for the sake of concordia's children hehehe i know she'll be able to read this blog!) and of course, trading my malling time... volunteer service for the kids instead!
During our visits there, we cannot hug or carry the kids. It is their rules as they are afraid that when we hug them they will want more and the keepers there cannot manage to give them that. This is pretty sad right?!! as you can see, me and my friends maya and candy broke the rule!!! just look at these pictures! LOL!
These past few weeks, i can't understand why i always think of concordia! A few times i dreamt of Concordia in my sleep! I don't know why i feel a longing for the things that i have done in the past for Concordia's children... I actually told my husband Ernie, about how I'd love to do those things again... and if ever i'd have a chance to have a time to visit Concordia's, i'd love to! And he said that one time, he would go with me to visit the place again.
As we talk about the plan of visiting the orphanage, i assessed my self! I've asked myself so many times... why am I so determined to visit the orphanage??? Is it because I am childless up to now? I also asked my husband for his opinion... on how he feels about me going back to the orphanage... he simply said... i don't need other's opinions... i just have to live by my reasons! i am the only one who can justify my actions... oh maybe he's right! now, i am so sure!!! my being childless is the not the very reason why i wanted so much to visit the orphanage... adoption is far from my mind and it's not the reason as what others may think... i just love the kids... i'm just touched by the noble works of the live -nannies (some nannies are teenagers who've already grown up at Concordia's) providing round-the-clock care under the supervision of a kind, grey-haired lady known as Ms. Bet.
i really wish that i'd be able to visit the orphanage again anytime soon! I hope before the year ends!!!
My being a part of Concordia started when I volunteered for an outreach program of the company where i was working at that time. At first, I decided to be part of it for a selfish reason: to runaway from work! at least I'll be able to escape from at least a hundred of calls... calls from irate subscribers!!!! But it turned out to be a rewarding deed!!! I never thought that it would be a hooking experience ... yes, I've been a frequent visitor in the orphanage. Sparing a few amount from my salary didn't hurt me much!!! LOL! Buying diapers, milk formulas, and a little groceries means a lot to the kids!!! And sobrang saya talaga!! it was so fulfilling... i think at that time i sacrificed a few things or should i say my little luxuries(LOL) such as: a few issues of my favorite mags, avoiding to buy stuffs for my Elmo collections, acting blind whenever i passed by new display of girbaud bags! urgh! a few sips of starbucks coffee! LOL! (i remember, a friend named Maya also did this sacrifice for the sake of concordia's children hehehe i know she'll be able to read this blog!) and of course, trading my malling time... volunteer service for the kids instead!
During our visits there, we cannot hug or carry the kids. It is their rules as they are afraid that when we hug them they will want more and the keepers there cannot manage to give them that. This is pretty sad right?!! as you can see, me and my friends maya and candy broke the rule!!! just look at these pictures! LOL!
These past few weeks, i can't understand why i always think of concordia! A few times i dreamt of Concordia in my sleep! I don't know why i feel a longing for the things that i have done in the past for Concordia's children... I actually told my husband Ernie, about how I'd love to do those things again... and if ever i'd have a chance to have a time to visit Concordia's, i'd love to! And he said that one time, he would go with me to visit the place again.
As we talk about the plan of visiting the orphanage, i assessed my self! I've asked myself so many times... why am I so determined to visit the orphanage??? Is it because I am childless up to now? I also asked my husband for his opinion... on how he feels about me going back to the orphanage... he simply said... i don't need other's opinions... i just have to live by my reasons! i am the only one who can justify my actions... oh maybe he's right! now, i am so sure!!! my being childless is the not the very reason why i wanted so much to visit the orphanage... adoption is far from my mind and it's not the reason as what others may think... i just love the kids... i'm just touched by the noble works of the live -nannies (some nannies are teenagers who've already grown up at Concordia's) providing round-the-clock care under the supervision of a kind, grey-haired lady known as Ms. Bet.
i really wish that i'd be able to visit the orphanage again anytime soon! I hope before the year ends!!!
3 comments:
NOBLE WORK! i admire you for that! you have a beautiful heart.
as in! phanie gurl!!! sino itetch???? oracle of icon!!! ma investigate nga!
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