With Love From You To #CarolineHero

Exactly today last month, Caroline passed away! We remember her death by sharing this video, made with love from your ‪#‎CarolineHero‬ photos and a song from Bonita and Adoy. Please share !!! 

In Memoriam

It has been one month since the loss of a little baby girl.  She passed on early in the morning, and was quickly and quietly buried.  There were no grieving parents or sad relatives, the gravesite only known to a few.  Not even a death certificate exists as no doctors had been asked to see her.  Just an unknown child at a small orphanage in a metropolis of millions.  The world moved on …or did it?

This time something different happened, people had noticed that a little baby girl was gone.  “Where is Caroline,” they asked.  She had not been forgotten, but was indeed greatly missed.  These may not have been relatives, or family in the traditional sense, they were just people like you and me that had taken a little time out of their lives to show some interest in a group of orphans.

Caroline’s home was the Samuel Orphanage inTanggerang, Indonesia.  What Caroline’s new friends had found was an inexcusable case of neglect and mismanagement so they proceeded to investigate the situation and figure out how they could help.  They learned that a few others had tried before during the fourteen years that the orphanage had existed, but nothing had come from it.  It was frustrating so they continued to visit the orphanage, document what they saw, and reach out to people that might be able to help.

It was during this time that Caroline passed.  Her loss saddened everyone but galvanized them into action.  Caroline’s death was the cry for help that finally caught everyone’s attention.  Her sacrifice garnered the support that her fellow orphans had needed and led to their rescue.  She became their hero, our hero; a reminder of the costs of apathy but also a symbol of the positive changes people can make when they come together in the aid of others.

Caroline has given us a chance at redemption, a glimmer of hope in a world desensitized to loss and cruelty.  She symbolizes other abused and neglected children, giving them a platform and voice.  She has empowered us to make a difference.  Please join in and spread her story in hopes that we can prevent the same tragedy from repeating itself.

Respectfully,

#CarolineHero