As I posted recently I was going down to Mexico City (Cuernavaca to be exact) to shoot a Wedding for a youth pastor from Gilbert, AZ. The orphanage where he works is called Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos. The trip to the orphanage was not so much about taking pics as it was about just spending some time with the kids and handing out some clothes to them that they would probably never own on their own. Name brands were mucho appreciated.

Make no bones about it, these kids are all parentless and not wanted. Except by this orphanage.  Most have been found or dropped off by a relative who could not afford them, their parents died or the parents just could not take care of them.

If you ever go to Mexico and want to visit an orphanage (and I reccomend you do) here is a quick tip to score on a bunch of clothes for the kids. Take a trip to the clearance racks at Target! Awesome deals to be had. I picked up about 35 t-shirts for about 75 cents each.

Enjoy the pics. We will be back on track with posting wedding pics soon. We have been super busy around here and unfortunately, Blogging is not our biggest Forte’. Bare with.

Lunch

Mi Amigos

Me bein THAT GUY

A few of the kids

The infants are the only kids at this place that really get adopted out right away. Hence the reason their beds are all empty. Good news for them! Bad for the 8-15yr olds that are all over this Orphanage unfortunately.

Where the caretakers sleep

Breeder pig. The orphanage raises their own chickens and pigs to eat. The kids take care of them.