Little Hermelinda
These are some of my favorites amongst the "gift" photos we got of our sponsor kids. I was really glad to get them since up to that point we had only one photo of Hermelinda. She is six and lives in Guatemala.
I just think she is the cutest little thing! She's so petite. And so totally unfazed. LOL! I am determined to get this kid to smile. :)
I have noticed that the girls especially seem quite shy and reserved when they first enroll in Children International's program. It's not that often that you get a little girl that smiles in her first picture. But, little by little, you can see that they gain self-confidence and feel safe to express themselves. That's one of the greatest things about CI - seeing the children grow and become more confident. Many of the older girls in the program often comment that CI helped them to lose their reserve and become more self-assured. It's like sponsor kid girl power!
We'll keep working on Hermelinda. :)
Labels: Children International, Hermelinda, sponsor kids
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4 Comments:
That is so true! The girls just sit stone-faced for their first picture! My now 4 year old showed a smile in her first special needs pictures- It is so wonderful because when you finally get them to smile, you feel like you have accomplished something big!
Heather
She looks like she's in hostage negotiations. That is so sad that she doesn't natually smile at the camera - well, it might be just a cameraman taking the pictures and no one she knows.
These pictures (of all the kids) are very sweet and inspiring.
Again, thanks for sharing these and for brightening these kids' (and their families') lives.
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