Belson, Dionisio, Marinho, Merecido, Gil, Mauricio, Canito
Canito, Isaque, Francisco, Martinho
A while after we returned here I strolled the babies around
every part of the orfanato and as we passed behind where the kids hang all
their laundry we discovered a little tree garden hidden back against the far
right wall. The edge of the
property is lined with young trees with leaves always rustling in the
breeze. Now beneath the trees are
dozens of little clusters of tiny leaves in every brilliant shade of green you
can imagine.
Victor told me it’s the boys tree planting project. I asked them about it and they told me
that a group of them have been saving fruit seeds and plastic wrappers from the
chicken that’s donated to the orfanato each month. They replant the seeds in the left over chicken bags and
then tend to them everyday until they begin growing into little trees.
Their project is truly amazing. They use all things that we would consider trash to grow tiny little plants that will soon become huge beautiful trees that give
delicious nourishing fruit, shade from the sweltering heat, shelter from rain
storms, and fresh air for everyone.
Lemon, Tangerine, Ata, and Coração de Boi Trees with mango
seeds drying out on a plastic bag.
Eucalyptus, Papaya, Acacia, and Ata Trees.
Papaya Trees.
Guava Fruit Tree.
Acacia Trees.
Lychee Fruit Trees.
Lemon, Orange, Ata, and Tangerine Trees.
Dionisio and Lemon Tree.
Banana Tree.
Canito and Avocado Tree.
Gil and Cassava Plants.
Belson, Isaque, and Canito with little bean plants.
Canito, Canito, Mauricio, Marinho, Dionisio, Gil, Merecido,
Jordão, Francisco, and Martinho.
4 comments:
Praise God!! This is a longtime prayer if Victors!!
I will be praying for more little trees to grow into
Big Trees. So excited about this!! Love y'all!
What a cool post, and a cool thing for them to do!
Wow what a great idea and you feed yourself on wholesome nourishing food grown with love.
Beautiful.
Love this post-- great project for your boys. And love seeing their faces. Praying for you there, for all the children and especially for the twins to grow healthy and strong. God keep you in all the good work you are doing there.
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