Nueva Esperanza is a ministry and social organization in Trujillo, Peru. Their director, Jose, (far right) organized local doctors, nurses and psychologists to come help the orphanage one Saturday.
Every child received a check up and they completed a medical file on each one. They also promised to help with some of the on-going medical needs of the children in our orphanage. 
The psychologists and social workers from the city also spent time with the real parents of some of the children. They were able to talk about the shame some of the parents feel for having their child in the orphanage, their personal battles with poverty, how they've suffered from abuse in their family and ways they can overcome.
Most of the kids dread doctors because they seem to always give them shots or vaccinations. However, this Saturday the doctors only did annual check-ups and gave them candy afterwards. This made all of them smile like Isaias.
Channel 15 even came out to do a story on the albergue. Like most things in Peru... they were late... but, they still did a great story on our orphanage. I (Robyn) was on the news, too, but we don't have T.V. so I just heard about it from some friends. I'm famous, now.
