Thursday Happenings!

Each evening we gather and share our high points and perhaps any low points from our day. The following are brief comments on the high points of our day that were given at our evening debriefing last night (Thursday):

• We walked one half hour each way in the mud to get to the school/orphanage!
• At Care and Compassion I was able to share the importance of getting medication that the person, at first, was unwilling but eventually said he would
• Spending time with the children
• Watching children play with the parachute game
• The children calling my braces "teeth decorations" (Go Nathan!)
• The mad rush with a change of plans - minutes before we were scheduled to leave - and how good the day went!
• How patient everyone is despite the heat
• Improvement in the children that were sick the week before (From one of our Dutch volunteers)
• Support between team members
• Learning more about one of the schools through the willingness of the director to share
• The honor of being invited into a Kenyan home and share a meal (part of the team that went to that particular school)
• Thankful for the team to be flexible and improvising when needed
• Going to Care and Compassion and the fellowship on the way to each home with the local staff
• The children and their big smiles as they washed their hands at the new hand-washing station
• The kids that followed the team back to their van the entire 1/2 hour walk in the mud!
• How every sense was impacted - the sights, sounds, smells, taste and touch - as part of all of our experiences - and taking it all in!
• Washing dishes from the evening meal with the day's kitchen-duty crew and two of the Dutch volunteers coming in to help - lots of laughter - like a party!

Today is another day of going to see children, sharing stories and sharing God's love with them. We go to the youth jail this afternoon and have planned to present a very meaningful drama - please pray that it goes well and that the meaning of the drama is understood.

One last thought - if you have anything to share with all of us - please enter a comment!

Blessings! H