Meet the Brownios

Every Mon, Wed, and Fri the feeding center or Nim Jay feeds almost 400 kids in Yalu. At 12:30 the kids line up outside the doors, eager to come in to eat and play soccer or on the playground. First they have to check-in, get weighed, then wash their hands. Then they come into the dining room and each child gets a multivitamin and a glass of Atol (Milk, oatmeal, incaparina(powder protein drink w/ lots of vits and mins), sugar, cinnamon...not bad!). Once they all are seated and have their drinks Dr. Ephraim prays and we pass out the food! The kids eat in about 30 seconds flat, sometimes help clean up :), then book it out to play. My favorite time is while they are eating. I love to go around to the tables and try to get the kids to talk to me. Most of them are still either terrified of me or so excited that I'm talking to them they can't stop giggling enough to answer! They are adorable!!  As you can see from below...Some of them have never seen a digital camera so they have LOVED having their picture taken, then being able to look at it! Every five minutes it seems someone is saying, "Tu quieres un foto?" "Do you want to take a photo?" Whether its a pig, a tree, or just a kid by themselves, they love photos! Its great :)

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