Masi

This past week and a half has been insane! Everyone has been sick and I think we just keep passing it back and forth. On my first shift at Masi, I was only able to be with the kids one day cause I seemed to have caught some stomach virus that some of the other girls in the house had. It was a good day though, I got a taste of what the kids there are like. Luckily I started to feel better once we came home and was able to enjoy a tour that took us to the Cape of Good Hope. We were also able to see some penguins along the way, although to my disappointment we were not able to touch them. I just got home today from my second shift at Masi and boy was it hard work. Working from 7am-7pm is a long day when everyone is begging for your attention. They are some of the sweetest kids though and I already want to bring a few home with me. Masigcine, or Masi for short, is a children's home for orphaned and abused children. So some of these kids have families it is just that the government has deemed them not suitable for the children to stay with. Some do however get the option to go home on the weekends as long as their families are taking the necessary steps to better the home environment. Some however do not have families and the other kids have become their family. It is sweet to see how they look out for one another, but being a family means they also fight quite a bit. This can sometimes be hard on us volunteers because they think it's funny when we say no don't hit and then continue to do it. There are a few children there with health problems but no one seems to really know what is wrong with them and they do not have the resources to figure it out. It breaks my heart to know that these kids are not receiving the proper treatment. I just have to remind myself that at least they have a home and are not on the streets or being abused. I am just trying my best to show them love and be someone who cares for them. It's harder than I thought and I am being challenged everyday. 

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