Words & Photos: Violin Chan English Translation: Joe Lee

Last week, 42 people flew from overseas to attend the inauguration of the new Light and Love Home Children’s Home in Nepal. The two-hour long ceremony included performances by the children and several speeches by local government officials. But what we were most looking forward to was the end of the ceremony, when the children would hold our hands and show us their new home. There, we filled the home with laughters and joy when the team and the children played together.

Joe and I arrived the day before the inauguration to discuss with Shanta about the ceremony procedures. Therefore, we had the privilege to see the new home earlier than others. One girl held my left hand and another held my right hand to take me to the girl’s dormitories. Likewise, the boys held my hands to take me to the boy’s dormitories. As we toured from room to room, I could feel their feelings of excitement, joy, gratefulness… and so much more.

This is not just a place for for them to stay. The Children’s Home provides a home where they belong to. It is a family filled with love towards one another, and also from God the Father of orphans.

海外團隊四十二人浩浩蕩蕩到尼泊爾參加光愛兒童之家開幕典禮。最感動不是政府高官的蒞臨及致詞，那是儀式的必須程序。我們耐心地等待儀式完結，進入真正精采部分——讓孩子們拖著我們的手，參觀他們的房子及各樣設施；在新的大樓中與他們嬉笑遊玩，讓歡樂聲充滿新的兒童之家。

我和Joe早一天到達，好與Shanta傾談各樣細節，所以有先睹為快的感覺，不單是先看，而且閒情地看，兩個小女孩一左一右帶我看女生宿舍；然後是兩個男孩，也是一左一右，還要緊拖著我看男生宿舍，他們有的是滿足、自豪、興奮、新奇、快樂、感恩、珍惜……各樣的心情。

這裡不單是個安身之所，也是「安心」之所，因為這是一個家，不單是人間的愛與親情，更是耶和華在這所房子中作孤兒的父。