LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN

Any change of season is beautiful. And autumn, replacing summer, is just beautiful! October turned out to be very warm and colorful this year.

This made the trips to the guys even more enjoyable. Every time I come to the boarding school, it’s nice to understand that the guys are looking forward to us, tell us all their news, hug and just don’t take a step away.

A lot of guys have been added this new academic year. The guys are very good, but many have rather difficult diagnoses – they do not speak, they hear poorly or are difficult to communicate. I remember well one moment when we were playing games. We tried to maximize the involvement of these children who did not fully understand the rules of the game. One of them is Maxim.

A very kind, calm, shy boy who stands on the sidelines, and never offends anyone. He doesn’t talk at all, but he hears and understands a little. When it was Maxim’s turn to run for his team, he did not always hear, but the guys prompted and pushed him to run and he ran. At that moment, there was so much joy in his eyes that could not be expressed in words! And it doesn’t matter that he did it slowly and not quite fast! How happy he was that he could run, that he was together with everyone and not on the sidelines! For us, this moment may mean nothing at all, but for Maxim, these actions are a manifestation of love for him! He may not hear or understand the words addressed to him, but love and acceptance do not need loud phrases. Love is an action. And Maxim felt it. This month the topics of the talks were: “Bitterness of resentment”, “Envy”, “Betrayal”. We tried to fully disclose each topic and make it as accessible to understanding as possible. At the last meeting there were sports relay races, where all the children participated with pleasure. We pray for every child so that understanding of the Word of God becomes real for them, and Love to be in every action!