Melissa Doyle always knew it would be the children who’d touch her heart. Earlier this month, the devoted mother of two made a six-day dash away from her job as co-host of the Seven Network’s Sunrise program, to the icy steppes of Mongolia where — as World Vision’s Guardian Angel — she distributed handmade Aussie clothes and toys to orphans and homeless children.
It was an emotionally testing time: “I walked into this orphanage and I was met by dozens of the most gorgeous, delightful little faces,” says Melissa, 36. “I couldn’t help but think that all these beautiful children had no mothers or fathers to care for them.
“Many of them weren’t much older than my own children and that just broke my heart. It went straight to my greatest fear as a parent, that of something happening to me and leaving my children without someone to look after them. I wanted to scoop them all up in my arms and take them home with me.”
The Australian Women’s Weekly was there to witness the warmth Melissa brought to the children and to help kick-start World Vision’s Guardian Angel program, admirable campaign that provides clothing for children around the world.
Read about Mel’s journey in the May 2006 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly.
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