Paskalia

Paskalia is a beautiful, cheeky little girl. Every afternoon she visits us, telling us stories about her day, playing games, dancing, screaming, watching the Lion King. I love that movie. Paskalia is also an orphan. When she was around 2 days old she was dumped on a rock by her mother. This is not uncommon as we have slowly been finding out. Almost everyday, a new child is found abandoned by their parents. Paskalia was taken in by the Rangala Baby Home. She does not know her exact age, her tribe or any relatives. She stayed at the baby home for a number of years and was eventually sponsored by an Australian woman who had spent some time volunteering at Rangala. This woman has been attempting to adopt Paskalia, however the Australia process makes this hard. There is also a rule that you may only adopt a child when they reach the age of 12. I am unsure if this is Australian or Kenyan policy. Anyway back to Paskalia. She attends a lovely private school called Little Angels and is enjoying her first year of school. She is currently around 7 years old and healthy. Fred and Judy take care of her as one of their own and provide clothing, food, a home and care and love for her. Judy tutors Paskalia as she is very behind in her school, but is catching up quickly. Even if Paskalia does not get adopted, she will lead a beautiful life here under the care and guidance of Fred and Judy. I could not think of a better family for her to be placed into.