Sisu Bhavan

We are on our way to Angamaly Cochin, which is about an 8 hour drive from Kannur. Most of the roads are not well maintained and we have another bouncy ride to the next children’s home, Sisu Bhavan, in Cochin. We arrived at 1:00 A.M. , just in time to catch a few hours of sleep before visiting Sisu Bhavan and meeting Sister Joicy. Journeys of the Heart has placed several children from Sisu Bhavan and we are excited about placing more children in loving families from this excellent children’s home.

We had a wonderful visit with Sister Joicy, but we were not permitted to see the children’s nursery because of the uncertainly of CARA’s new guidelines by the staff at Sisu Bhavan. I was disappointed of course, but we were very respectful of their wishes and concerns. The uncertainty and understanding of CARA’s new guidelines has definitely caused hesitation among the orphanages on how they should proceed with agencies. Sister Joicy seemed very interested in continuing our relationship and placing more children with Journeys of the Heart’s families.

I will be meeting with CARA on the 19^th of October so perhaps we can have many of our questions answered then. Stay tune!

Sisu Bhavan’s vision:

“To ensure, secure and protect the rights of every abandoned/destitute child, to rehabilitate the child through adoption and to get the society to accept an adopted child, and to further provide every such innocent hapless human life to have his/her own fundamental right, status and position to have a life guaranteed in its fullest sense”.

 

St Angle’s School for the Hearing Impaired

 

We had the opportunity to spend time with some very special little girls from

St Angle’s School for the Hearing Impaired.  The children were delightful.

 

       

 

 

 

Waiting Child

Anil is a little boy who is hearing impaired and is free for adoption. 

We are looking for a loving family for this little 9 year old boy.

St Angle Convent

We traveled by car on incredibly curvy bumpy roads for over 6 hours to reach our first children’s home, St Angle Convent in Kannur Kerala.

St Angle Convent is in a remote village in Kannur which is over 300 miles from the Kozhikode (Calicut) Airport. St Angle Convent is also known as Divasevanasabha. We recently placed our first child from this loving orphanage. In fact the evening we arrived at St Angle Convent our family called to let us know they were thankful and exceptionally happy with their adoption process. They were returning to the US that night with their beautiful daughter who had spent her first 15 months at St. Angle Convent. This is what it is all about, uniting children in loving families! My heart was touched once again! Dear families, hang in there it will happen for you also.

 

Sisters from St Angle Convent

Once we finally arrived we were greeted by Sister Snehalata’s warm friendly smile. She introduced us to several other Sisters who also welcomed us with open arms. Unfortunately, we had reached too late to see the children. I was especially disappointed, but we were able to arrange to return to see the children and the nursery.

St. Angle Convent’s Nursery

Loving Care

 

Delhi

I reached Delhi at 10:50 PM exalted! A flight to Mumbai was arranged at 6:15 the next morning, thanks to the wonderful people I emailed. I was relieved, but so tired. I had no time to get a hotel and be back to the airport by 4:45 to check in for my flight. Good news! There is a short stay hotel in the Delhi airport now. I was able to get 3 hours of sleep before moving on to Mumbai. I was thankful.

It was a bed and the room was clean!

Amsterdam

 

You can imagine my surprised when I reached Amsterdam and there was no flight to Mumbai at 11:20 AM, only a flight to Delhi. I was flying to Delhi instead of Mumbai!  Oh dear!!!! I had a flight the next morning to Kerala from Mumbai to visit St. Angle Convent. My flight from Portland was late getting into Amsterdam and I had only 10 minutes before I needed to start boarding the plane to Delhi. I panicky sent off 3 emails hoping someone would hear my plea to arrange for a flight from Delhi to Mumbai. I told myself not to panic that I had done everything I could and it all would work out. The panic feelings may creep in at times during your adoption journey! Panic for a moment, do what you can and believe it will all work out.

I know it is not a very flattering picture, but it speaks a hundred words.

Heading off to Mumbai, will that is what I thought!