One Year Away

Penny

All the children at El-Shadai are unique and the stories of their person al histories have really touched us.  But there is one child who from the moment we arrived has kept us on our toes and has made us laugh.  That kid is Caesar or “Little Caesar” as Joe calls him. 

Caesar is five years old and he is a riot.  He is younger brother to Rebecca and older brother to Gloria who is the youngest in the house.  Their mother Betty, who had her first born at 13, is also at the house and is a human machine that never stops cleaning and cooking.

Back to Caesar!  Early on, he had some difficulty in school.  It is thought that he has some learning difficulties as he started to speak late and is still having some difficulty.  But he is a real joy to have around (as long as you have the energy to keep up with him) .  He loves to read books with volunteers but is often too much in a hurry to reach the end.  The biggest laughs are when he screams “Auntie, see” which translated from Caesar’s language means “Aunt look at me” and “Uncle, isawhati” which translates to “Uncle, what is that/this?”.  Among his many talents, Caesar has the gift to imitate perfectly a police siren at 6AM.   This we can do without!  He also loves the puppy and kitten recently adopted by the family.  Holding them and petting them roughly is his specialty.  Unfortunately, his lack of finesse also means that the pets mostly run away from him.

When we leave, Little Caesar’s bulging belly (he will be de-wormed in the next few days) and electric smile will be missed!