Okay, as I am making a big deal about alternative birthday presents for Lennon and Keira, I figured I should put the picture of the boys in Africa on the blog, too. They are 3 brothers whose mother passed away and dad could not take care of them by himself. All three came to live in the SOS Children's Village of Mbalmayo, Cameroon in August 2005. They are, from left to right Augustine (he just turned 8 this month), Narcisse (who will celebrate his 10th birthday on Sept 18) and George jr (George is 12).
All three live with their SOS foster mother and other foster siblings. They seem to be really good kids. Augustine is full of energy and loves to play any kind of ball games. He also loves music, loves to sing and enjoys drawing. Narcisse loves school and likes to take karate lessons. His older brother George jr. seems to be the quietest of the three boys. From what we have been told, he likes going to school, does not like being shouted at and likes to help with chores around the house. He is very attached to his SOS mother and gets along with all his SOS brothers and sisters.
The village in Mbalmayo was completed in 1997 and the first children got to move in in 1998. SOS built a school in the village that teaches not only the children that are SOS children, but it is open to all children living in Mbalmayo. There is also a medical center that serves the entire community and patients from surrounding areas. On average, 300 patients are seen there per month. The village of Mbalmayo is about 45km outside of Yaounde. The SOS village is made up of 11 family homes and provides a home for up to 100 children.
The reason I have chosen to sponsor children through SOS is because my mother gave to SOS on a monthly basis when me and my siblings were growing up and she still gives as much as she can. There are 132 childrens villages around the world and SOS keeps building more to serve those in need. Oh, there are 3 villages here in the US, one in Florida and 2 in Il. If you would like to learn more about SOS Children's Villages go to http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/pages/default.aspx
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