Today was a good day! It was jammed packed full of excitement and activities. The day started off with a widow’s distribution. Rebecca and I, along with Jean (the orphanage’s “do all” man), Wenosou (a local lady), and some of the older orphanage boys, ventured out to distribute grain and soap to sponsored widows. We all piled in the back of the pick up truck with the grain and headed out to the different villages. Once at a widow’s courtyard we would bring the soap and grain to her and then pray with her. It was a time of blessing, laughter, fun and lots of sun!
Later in the day we played with the kids; doing various activities. Playing cards is our favorite one. But, whatever we are doing it is always with lots of love and laughter. I am constantly learning new words in both French and Moore, singing songs and clapping. It is always a blast. It is so great to be back here and be with the kids I met in January and strengthening our relationship. And it is also a wonderful feeling to be bonding with the new kids at the orphanage.
To end the day out in the courtyard, I sat with the babies while the toddlers ate their dinner and got to experience a very precious thing. A few of the older boys were helping feed the toddlers their food. For some reason it always touches my heart when boys/men interact with babies. While they were eating I got the little ones all changed and ready for their bottles and then bed. It was a great way to end my day out in the courtyard with all my friends. To top it off, it was a beautiful sunny day :-)
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