The Spofford Home

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to volunteer at The Spofford Home for Children. In case you don't know what The Spofford Home is, its a residential facility for kids ages 4-12 who have behavior issues, have been abused, neglected, etc. We got to play games, do crafts, and hang out with the kids. This is only one scenario but, I sat down with this little boy and he asked me to paint with him. Every time I would put down my paintbrush because I was done, he would say, "no! you gotta paint more with me!" It breaks my heart to know that such young kids are hurting because they don't have anyone. They are afraid. They don't feel loved. It really opened my eyes that there are so many kids hurting not only in our world, but right here in our community. All I want to do is do anything possible to make them feel loved, and let them know they don't have to be afraid because God is always with them.