Get ready for some super-cuteness in this post. There's a lot of it!

Our team was able to visit a second orphanage in Tanzania. This one was in a very poor village and there were a lot more kids there. I guess a lot of the orphans in Tanzania actually have parents; their parents are just unable to care for them. This particular orphanage didn't have a lot of overnight accommodations so the kids mainly came there during the day to have their needs cared for and then went to be with their parents at night.

This orphanage experience was completely overwhelming. As soon as we got out of the bus we had kids running up to us, throwing their arms around us like we were long-lost relatives and they didn't stop loving on us from that point on until we had to tear ourselves away and load back into the vehicles. We were able to give the kids some little treats like hard candy, stickers and pens. Here's Shane handing out some candy. It was total chaos:
The kids absolutely loved seeing themselves on the back of our cameras:
So I spent most of my time shooting photos of them and then showing them their cuteness.
The orphanage had some resident goats:
I loved this little guy's T-shirt:
Many of the young girls were caring for infants:
I snagged a few shots of Mike Colon giving out some free photo lessons:
This little cutie wanted to be held and she snuggled me until my arms gave out:
And this sweet girl held my hand as we walked around the nearby village (thanks to David Edmonson for these shots!):
While we were there two filters were delivered to the orphanage so it's good to know that the health of these children will be greatly improved thanks to Thirst Relief!
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