Kids Connection Delegation Visits Vanofka

Posted by Sara Coggins, Kids Connection Manager

Today the delegation started off their morning in Shymkent. They had the opportunity to meet with the coordinator of our English classes. They enjoyed the opportunity to catch a vision for what is happening related to English at our Shymkent Center. After this meeting, the delegation headed back to Taraz.

A highlight of everyone's day was the opportunity to spend three hours at VanofkaOrphanage. Vanofka Orphanage is a private orphanage with 12 children. The delegation taught the children some English songs and the children taught the delegation a song in Russian. The delegation had the joy of helping to pass out letters to the children from their Kids Connection sponsors and see the joy on the faces of children as they read the words that their sponsors had written.


One of the boys was extremely excited because today was the day that he had the opportunity to meet his sponsor. He was extremely shy at first, but opened up after some time. When he showed his sponsor his room, she noticed that he had all the pictures that they had sent him taped to the bottom of the bunk above his. His shyness sometimes kept him from showing how much their sponsorship meant, but the pictures above his bunk said it all.




The delegates are spending their first night in host homes tonight. Tomorrow, they will go on a tour of Taraz. In the afternoon they will be participating in a photo scavenger hunt with youth that have graduated from the orphanage and are part of our Youth Impact program.