Georgia Mjartan
It is one of the most common
questions I am asked. This
month, two sisters and their
children (including the sweet
baby in this photo) came to
Our House after they lost
their home to a fire.
Another woman—a young
mom of three—called us one
night recently asking if we had
beds. After leaving an unsafe
home situation, they had been
living outside in a tent. From
the safety of the Our House
child care, the youngest, a
four-year-old, captured the
experience in a drawing of
himself sleeping in a tent, a
smile on his face, with the sun
shining above and a rainbow
in the sky. A few days outside
was not a devastating experience for him. A few weeks or
a few months certainly would
have been.
Seeing that drawing, holding
these children, watching relief
travel across the faces of these
parents as they realize they
have found safety, community,
and care at Our House remind
me daily why we are here.
Photo: Georgia gets to know
one of our newest & littlest
residents during a family event
at Our House.