Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Rejoice Children's Home

She is very talented, and did a beautiful henna tattoo for me.

Some of the Rejoice girls did some henna tattoos on Jo's hands and feet, as well as their own.

Looking over his father's shoulder at Mastiput church.

At Rejoice, as with most of rural India, electricity supply is not the constant we know and rely on in Australia. It is a fickle thing that can be off for days at a time. Most power interruptions last less than a couple of hours, but sometimes it only comes back for a few minutes and then it's off again. Even Koraput,(with I'm guessing somewhere around 100,000 residents), was without supply during one of our trips in to town.

While swimming, the kids create fish traps with tree foliage. This is not because they need the fish, but because kids being kids, they just love doing it.

While not always necessary, as Rejoice has a good water supply, the kids love coming to the river to bathe and do their washing. At the river, bathing is a lot more fun.

One intact balloon left here.

In front of the Rejoice Christmas tree.

He makes it look easy, but it really is a lot harder than it looks!

One of the youngest children at Rejoice. She was always on hand to brighten our day.

We made a bag for all the Rejoice children. Each bag contained a clippy koala, or a kangaroo keyring, or an Australian pen. They also contained a couple of sweets, a balloon, and a number of stickers. Five minutes later, sticker covered children were chasing deflating balloons around the hall.

Staff show us that even adults can have lots of fun with balloons.

She was one of many who ran to the wall often to revisit their print.

Every current child and staff member at Rejoice had their print on the wall, as well as Tick and Jack the puppies.

Focusing on keeping her hand nice and still for a clear print. Maybe a touch too much paint on her hand, though, as evidenced by the green dribble down the wall.