On Sunday, November 25th, 2013 the Torres family prepare for church, as they always do. Wanda Torres, 49, is a single mother of 16 who lives in a five-bedroom apartment on 33rd Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
She lives with her four youngest children.
For more information about this family, email Rahima or vist Rahima's Flickr page.
The walls of the apartment are covered with family photos of the children.
Wanda is part of the choir at Metro Ministry, where she is very involved. Every other day of the week Wanda spends doing something church related, from bible study meetings or participating in church outreach programs.
Navaeh Torres, 8, winces as her mother combs her hair in the living room, preparing for church on a Sunday.
Dianisha, 9, looks through the peep hole waiting for her mother, Kystell Torres to return from an outing.
Navaeh, Jeriah, and Zuriel Torres rush down the corrider to the elevators.
Wanda's furry little friend is an orange Mackerel tabby cat. Domestic cats are usually small and carniverous. Household cats are valued for human comanionship and their genius evil ability to hunt and and track down vermin. If you would like to adopt a kitten or a cat click here, or contact HSNY.
Below are a few Cat Haiku's for cat lovers around the world:
You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face
That will show you.
I want to be close
To you.Can I fit my head
inside your armpit?
The rule for today.
Touch my tail, I shred your hand.
New rule tomorrow.
For more cat Haiku's please visit this page.
For all the cat haters around the world, below is a recipe for an exotic dish, Cat Braise:
Most ingredients you can find in your local supermarket, the cats you can find in your alley way. Prefereably fresh dead cat found on the roadside makes for a tastier dish.
For the rest of this recipe visit this page.