Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood.....

The day started with devotions at the house instead of the church, in order for the rest of the teams to see how things are progressing. God's blessings have been with us on this trip.

The house build team completed all but two exterior walls and one interior wall. Two exterior walls were bag washed and we hope to finish everything up on Friday. We had a nice surprise when an old friend - 11 year old Mozees came to visit and ended up staying the whole day to work with us. He's a special boy to us and it was great to see him.

Playground build team finished the sand the box and painted the beams in colorful, bright colors - red, green, yellow and blue. Just a little more painting and it will be finished. An animal mural was added to the chicken coop and will  be colored in and detailed on the next work day.

Vacation Bible School - the children learned the story of the 10 Lepers. The kids acted out the story and then wrote thank you notes to God or someone important in their life.

Counseling - There was a group meeting with the women in the morning and then home visits in the afternoon, followed by a therapy session with one little girl who has experienced trauma.  

All week our lunches have been prepared by the women in the village. Today's lunch was something to be seen. What an amazing spread, with at least a dozen different dishes ranging from hot dogs to chicken gizzard kabobs. There was enough to feed an army. And we were one hungry army. 

After finishing for the day, we drove up to the 37 houses to visit the orphaned families. We handed out stickers to the kids and everyone was so excited to see us. What blessing to reconnect with these families.

We headed back to the community center where we had dinner with the villagers. The local women brought their hand made crafts for us to purchase.  Beaded art work and woven grass mats were some of the beautiful items available.  

We look forward to our final day, but it will be sad to have to say goodbye. But we're excited for our weekend safari adventure at the Game Park.