Today we volunteered from 8am-5pm at the Jinan orphanage. When we arrived they dressed us in full Auntie gear.
(from left Erin, Jocelyn, Janet, Kathy, Lindsay, Jessica, Suzie)
We each split up into different rooms for the first half of the day. Some of us went to help with the little babies, while the others played with the 1 year-olds in the playroom and then we switched after lunchtime.
When we helped with the little babies we gave them bottles, washed them, changed dirty diapers and held them. There were about 10 babies in each room and they are split up by age group.
When we took the 1 year-olds to the playroom we played with balls, rattles and anything else that made noise!
After we took a break for lunch, Dennis took us out walking behind the streets of the orphanage where there were open markets. We bought apples for the children that the Aunties turned into steamed applesauce later that day.
We all had a long day playing with the children but we enjoyed it very much, and we feel like we've helped the orphanage even in our short time there. We admire the Aunties because we know how hard their jobs are now!
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