Living for a month with the amazing girls at Saint Monica’s taught me many things which I carried with me when I returned to Ireland. What was the most difficult aspect for me to view was how much work they had to do every day. There was no comparison with the life of a [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Samantha Hunt’s Experience At Saint Monica’s
Posted in Blog, Past Volunteers, tagged mffo.org, mothers fighting for others, saint monicas childrens home, stepwise on January 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Juli Salvante at Saint Monica’s
Posted in Blog, Past Volunteers, tagged mffo.org, mothers fighting for others, saint monicas childrens home on January 28, 2008 | Comments Off
When I left my two boys, 17 and 19, in the care of my brother Digger and traveled to Kenya with my sister-n-law, I had no idea how touched I would be by the beautiful girls of St. Monica Children’s Home.
When the gates opened, we could see girls playing in the dirt courtyard, heads popping [...]
Margaret’s birthday is August 22, 1994. She arrived at Saint Monica’s when she was 11 years old. She is an excellent student and wants to be an actress when she grows up. Her favorite thing to do is dance. She would love to one day go to the movies. Her favorite subjects are English and [...]
Hannah began primary school in 2008. She loves Math and English. She loves to skip rope and play hide and seek with the other girls at the home. She wants to be a pilot when she grows up.
Maureen is 5 years old and her favorite color is red. She loves cows.
She also loves to eat chapati. Her Birthday is in December.
“Big” Joyce
Posted in The Girls on January 24, 2008 | Comments Off
Joyce was born on May 1st, 1997. Her favorite subject is English. She wants to be a Doctor when she grows up so she can treat people.
Irene was born July 21, 1993. Her favorite subjects in school are Science and English. She is always cracking jokes and loves to sing.
Jacqueline
Posted in The Girls on January 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Jacqueline was born September 16, 1994. She loves to watch movies and joke around with the other girls. Her favorite subjects are Science and Christian Studies.
Recheal was born April 24, 1993. Her favorite subjects are Science and Social Studies. She loves to make friends, tell jokes and is a great dancer.
Grace was born December 25, 1996. Her favorite subjects are Social Studies and Christian Studies. Her favorite animal is the lion. She loves the color red. She loves pizza and Bobanga. She loves to sing and play volleyball.









