Our hearts are open to the Jodie O Shea Orphanage forever.

by Kate, John, Alexander & Olivia Kerr

Bali has always been our favorite family holiday destination & while there in November 2010 our family was fortunate enough to visit the Jodie O Shea Orphanage.

While there we met the most amazing & happy children who were having lots of fun. Our biggest pleasure was finding out that the main focus of the Management Team is education.

We also totally believe that education is the key to the future of all children. Then & there we knew we had to be more involved in this fantastic safe haven. A few months later we got a phone call asking if we would host Endro, a 15 year old boy, on a trip to Singapore to see a Doctor about a surgery that he had been waiting to have done for the last 2 years. Our instant reaction was Yes

After a short visit, many tests & the wonderful support of a donation team in Australia, it was agreed that Endo would return to Singapore to have the long awaited surgery & also stay at our home for the period of 1-2 months for his recovery.

The time Endro was with us was not only a life changing experience for him, but I am not sure if he will ever know what his smiling face did for our family. Having 2 children, aged 10 & 8, that have been blessed with a great life, it was really fantastic to see them interact with Endro & show him the love & care they did. It was amazing to see that language was no barrier & children can play & laugh despite a language difference - we can all learn from them.
My husband, John & I feel very blessed to have been part of this experience & also very thankful for the wonderful new friends that we met during this. We know our paths shall cross again. Our hearts are open to the Jodie O Shea Orphanage forever & we look forward to being part of another journey with them. We shall see you all on our next visit to Bali.

Love & hugs,
Kate, John, Alexander & Olivia Kerr
Singapore
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