Brazos Building and Patio

staircase

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the next batch of pictures are from the second story

baking and storage3

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this room is an old cement room used for baking bread and storing food. In the back, there is a huge mess of things piled up ceiling high.

courtyard1

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this is from the 2nd story looking down at courtyard littered with scrap metal. What a waste of space ! Again, the staff has told us that they would like to clean it up, fix it up, and give it a purpose.

staircase 1

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lets go back downstairs

kitchen 1

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this kitchen feeds a lot of young appetites each day. Supposedly over 300 meals are served on some days.

kitchen 2

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credit the cooks for doing such a good job despite the furnace-like heat that fills the room from the ovens

cafeteria and schoolroom 1

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these room doubles as a cafeteria and a school room. to our understanding, there is one teacher for all the kids who is really more like a tutor. We don't know how many of the orphans go to schools outside the orphanage.

another storage/office

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through the kitchen there are a few more rooms. this is another storage room with a freezer.

another storage/office 2

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food storage and social workers office. wow, they really need some more space, and better organization.