LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN

Nastya Ivanova, 14, the orphanage in Belynichi.

I have been living in the orphanage from the fourth form. There were 4 girls and 2 boys in my family, I was the youngest. There were no people to take care of us in the family. My parents did not feed me, therefore I had to ask for food my neighbors. My father was a heavy drinker and bashed my mother around. After all this, I was taken to a hospital, then to a temporary residential institution, then to the orphanage in Belynichi. I often miss my mother, although it was difficult to live there. I dream about coming back home after I will leave the orphanage. I do not have a lot of friends here.
I am keen on sport, especially football. Also I am fond of drawing. I want to become a chef and go abroad in the future. I began to believe in God recently, nevertheless I often pray. I mostly pray for an opportunity to see my mother and siblings. Also I would like to see father. Actually I have 2 fathers: one of them is in prison now, and the other lives with my mother. I often feel sad, when I see, that somebody visits other children, but no one visits me