Sophie

Only days into our last trip, we introduced you to Sophie and her brother. They were abandoned by their mother and left to fend for themselves ... all by them selves in the coldest winter in memory... For over a week, they managed to survive before the police found them and brought them to the orphanage. We quickly fell in love with these beautiful children, Sophie was always on one of our laps, snuggled in for a hug... a few months later, she developed a bad cold, and one thing led to another and she and her brother were transferred to the TB hospital for testing and treatment... We had Isar bring all the rest of the kids for testing and x-rays at the local hospital, and we went for TB testing when we got home... We were all fine, and they told us Sophie and here brother were OK, but must stay for a few months just to make sure... Anya has been going in to the capital city to see them regularly, and we put together a great big bag of craft supplies etc. for them when we left. Like many of our readers...( I know because I still get regular emails about them ) They remain in our hearts.... That is why this Photo is so special to me.... Its the one that made my nose start to hurt...

This is Sophie at the McJoyful Christmas celebration in the capital city that was sponsored through "iam1ru" with the Lajoy family Christmas Challenge....

To see lots more photo's like this and the rest of the McJoyful Christmas storey, go to the "iam1ru" sight, www.iam1ru.com and scroll down until you see this picture then click on it.