We visited the orphanage yesterday, and was touched by the children's response

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I brought my student leaders to an orphanage to visit the more than 40 children there under the care of a priest; the children were so excited having us around. We prayed with them, danced with them, told stories, cuddled them, made them feel happy, ate with them. There were a few orphans who hugged us simply out of delight, or out of need for attention. Imagine my joy and sense of fulfillment having made these children happy. Some of them have been rejected by their mothers, some left in public places, others were abandoned for one reason or the other. Each child has a "story" to tell....my heart goes for these children who are unwanted by their parents. One child is physically and mentally defective. She was abandoned by her mother in a trash can in a mall. She was barely alive. It's good that this priest took her. Now she is 9 years old, but evidently abnormal because of the post-birth trauma she experienced. We pledged to continue to visit these children in the months to come. And praying that people who have the resources can help these children who need to survive and go to school. The Lord says: "Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you also do it unto me..."What about you? What is your source of joy? Have you also done something like this?