Maranatha Orphanage in Walewale

Maranatha Orphanage is owned and run by a Baptist minister and his wife. The wife, Madam Paulina is the Head Teacher of a primary school near to the District Education Office where I work. Mike joined us and we got on our bikes and rode the 5 minutes into Walewale centre. The orphanage has about 25 orphans and then a day care centre for other children. These children pay to attend the day care and these financial contributions enable the orphan children to be taught and the staff to be paid.

Madam Paulina and her husband are having a residential block built next to their house and are hoping to move all the orphans there when it is finished.
We had fun singing some songs with the children.



This is where Madam Paulina lives and where they hope to bring the orphans as soon as they can. At the moment they are all living with guardians but the children often don't want to go home after school.