On August 12th, we at NPH celebrate Padre Wasson Day. It is the anniversary of the death in 2006 of the founder of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos. William Wasson was an American and a Catholic priest in Mexico. One day, he caught a young orphan stealing from the church. When asked why, the boy explained that he was hungry. Instead of pressing charges, Father Wasson asked for custody of the boy. The judge agreed and sent him back with 7 more boys. That was the beginning of NPH. From there, Father Wasson opened more homes. The Ranch here in Honduras was second. We also have homes in Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, and Peru. All our homes are based on Father Wasson’s tenets of unconditional love, hard work, and education.
Last week in school, the kids wrote poems and drew pictures in remembrance of Father Wasson. On the 12th, we had a special mass and breakfast altogether. Today, we had a special (2 hours – ugh) presentation including songs, skits, and the presentation of awards for the best poems and pictures. We spent the afternoon playing games, and I’m currently totally exhausted. WWPWD? Probably not complain. ;)
Ah, nothing warms the cockles of my heart like a story of a catholic priest taking young boys from the street and absconding with them to a private and unsupervised home.
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