I couldn't resist sharing this heartfelt story.
Dr. Rex Head is the founder of OSSO, the Orphanage and Support Services Organization that I served with in Ecuador in 2007. He is an extremely self-less, giving, and inspired man. I was only able to meet him once when he came to visit Cuenca during my service, but I was immediately impressed by this man who devotes countless hours to orphans in need of love and hope. He is also a very good story teller. It's worth listening.
The orphanage he speaks of is one I visited every week at least 2 times a week for 3 months. I have many fond memories there and his story resurfaced many of my own personal stories. It was as if a captioned picture reel began running through my head of all of my favorite experiences at that particular orphanage, as if it was yesterday. Thank you for the reminders Dr. Rex Head, thank you the inspiration you are to orphans and volunteers alike. And thank you for this story to help me quietly relive some of my touching experiences from Ecuador.
This is a picture of a different orphanage I served at 4 or 5 days a week. Playing with, teaching, loving, and meeting the physical and emotional needs of orphans newborn to 5 years old.
I've slowly been accumulating pictures, papers, reminiscing about stories over the last while to develop a scrapbook of my memories from Ecuador. My experience is one I don't ever want to forget, and love to share. Hopefully I'll stop getting emotional and day dream so much so that one day this book will be finished and I can share it with anyone interested :). (It seriously may be another year or two, don't get your hopes up yet.)
Hope this story touched your heart like it did mine! To learn more about OSSO visit the website!
