Roslin Orphanage Blog

It was started by a visit from uncle Leo Nesnoni, lecturer Chris and pastor Jo Lenny on August 17th on one afternoon. They came because the head of Van Deventer-Maas Stiching Mr Edwin suggestion to visit our orphanage during which they students were having their leadership conference meeting at Kupang city. Uncle Leo is a well known figure for a hard working, sports person, active person upon promoting the area with great and positive activities and he is also the living Kupang KIngdom’s royalty person. He is also a very active Lion’s club member in Kupang. Basically uncle Leo Nesnoni is a down to earth person which I should learn so many things from him. The intention of the visit was to share things about the orphanage to the students while the orphanage is hoping to get some feed back about how we should do things better based from their observation.

a visit by uncle Leo Nesnoni, lecturer Chris and pastor Jo Lenny

On August 24th the group came and we were having a great time. The students were escorted by uncle Leo Nesnoni,lecturer Chris and pastor Jo Lenny while the Van Deventer is being represented by Mr Rob Hartman , Eng PhD. It was a very productive afternoon indeed. Even though the students are Indonesian nationality, the talk was conducted in English. The students were Katharina Laetitia, Herry Fridolin Lalus, David Flick Lede, Sherlinia Rambu Anawoli, Afrianus Aman, Theresia Mako, Kartini Susanty, Dian Amalia Rusnadi, Farina Harijanto, Angelina Putri, Agrisany Stevany K, Dewi, Inggrid Abraham, I Kagek Agus Artawan, Ayu Asri Devi Adityawati, Lenny Jo , Yesia Chandra Dewi and Mr Rob Hartman.

Every one was introducing them self and sharing with us how lucky there are to be selected as the Van Deventer scholarship recipients. But when we were listening to the story that lecturer Chris gave us , we are so happy that the children are getting a very solid example about how important to use your time wisely and efficiently. Lecturer Chris was almost stop studying when he was finished primary school. His father was a farmer and no ability to send him to study higher than primary school. One day when his father brought lecturer Chris’s primary school certificate to be laminated ( with plastic sheet) at a Chinese shop his life path has changed. The Chinese shop owner saw the certificate and he was so impress with the grades, The grades were so fantastic . The Chinese shop owner ask the father where is the boy is going for his education after the primary school. The father told him that the boy is not going any where because he can not afford it . He will be assigned to look after the animals and working at the farm , the main thing that he can read and write already. The Chinese shop’s owner ask the father to bring the boy to come to him and how is goes is later. When the boy came( Lecturer Chris was the boy) , the Chinese shop owner ask him to continue his study and he will finance him as high as he want it to be. Later on he is not only finance him but lecturer Chris has been made as his adopted son till now. Lecturer Chris was having the highest goal to be a primary school teacher when he was young but now he is a lecturer at University of Cendana and teaching Physic. He is also the leader representative of Van Deventer -Maas Stiching Institute and a figure that is giving back to the society in the form of giving free tuition about physic and many other things. His story was not only deeply planted to the children but to my self. Thank you pak Chris for your sharing to all of us. I must salute to the Chinese shop owner to have his heart and vision being so fantastic when he saw pak Chris’s certificate.

Miss Shierly showing such a joyful moment after watching Ivan (4) performing

Pastor Jo Lenny spending her precious time with the children

Educational toys from Van Deventer for the children, we really appreciate it

all of these children were “days old baby” when they came to us