by allison | Jul 14, 2021
In May, we sent out a newsletter (see The Story of Obaid’s Heart) telling about Obaid, a young man who grew up in the House of Flowers and whose disability of leg paralysis (perhaps polio) had resulted in great difficulties in establishing his life. In May he...
by allison | May 13, 2021
*This post is a newsletter update that went out to MEPO’s mailing list on May 11, 2021. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please email us at mepo.hope@gmail.com. Let Us Focus On What We Can Do, Not on What We Can’t By now, the heavy news...
by allison | May 13, 2021
**This story was included in a newsletter update that went out via email on May May 11, 2021. Obaid was one of the earliest children to come to the House of Flowers Montessori Orphanage in 2002. He was then about 7 years old. Obaid was born with paralyzed...
by allison | May 10, 2021
The news coming out of Afghanistan these days is bad. Once again, headline-making violence is dominating. Women are worried. Everyone is worried. Well, not everyone. In the Garden of Flowers, 10 small children come to their new school every day to bask in the warm...
by allison | Apr 18, 2021
Afghanistan is nothing if not unpredictable: in March, our landlord kicked out the Garden of Flowers. He wanted to build a tall apartment building in its place. The staff, undeterred, began the hunt for a new house. Every day after work and on weekends they went...
by allison | Apr 18, 2021
At the House of Flowers from 2002 to 2020, it was always a strong tradition among the staff to have a celebration on International Women’s Day with the children. Everyone dressed up, and the room was transformed into a fancy hall. One child served as announcer,...
