What a difference a good nights sleep makes. We are all feeling much more refreshed and are quickly adjusting to the difference in time.
This morning we packed 60 paloney (not baloney) and cheese sandwiches and took lunch to the orphaned children in the Township of Stinkwater. Once we arrived we spent several hours weeding the garden in the community. We also had time to play with the children, share some songs and a story and then gave the children lunch. It was touching to see many of the children “save” the lunch to take home to others in the family.
It was a long, emotional day, but very moving, the children where loving and very grateful for what seemed like such a meager offering.
This evening we enjoyed dinner and fellowship with several of the families of Bethesda. It was wonderful to get a chance to meet the children and parents. We enjoyed a meal and played games after dinner.
Tomorrow is yet another full day. We will be leading chapel at the school tomorrow morning and then wrapping all the gifts we brought tomorrow afternoon.
One thing to pray for would be for the children of Stinkwater. We were all struck with how little these children have. Young teenage girls have become the heads of their households and it breaks our hearts to think of the things they must do to provide for their younger siblings.
This morning we packed 60 paloney (not baloney) and cheese sandwiches and took lunch to the orphaned children in the Township of Stinkwater. Once we arrived we spent several hours weeding the garden in the community. We also had time to play with the children, share some songs and a story and then gave the children lunch. It was touching to see many of the children “save” the lunch to take home to others in the family.
It was a long, emotional day, but very moving, the children where loving and very grateful for what seemed like such a meager offering.
This evening we enjoyed dinner and fellowship with several of the families of Bethesda. It was wonderful to get a chance to meet the children and parents. We enjoyed a meal and played games after dinner.
Tomorrow is yet another full day. We will be leading chapel at the school tomorrow morning and then wrapping all the gifts we brought tomorrow afternoon.
One thing to pray for would be for the children of Stinkwater. We were all struck with how little these children have. Young teenage girls have become the heads of their households and it breaks our hearts to think of the things they must do to provide for their younger siblings.
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