Most days started out with some work on the campus. More digging holes. Also, lots of work on Project #2 – welding the door frames. This photo is captioned ”welding under the mango tree.” You may not know this, but doing anything under a mango tree can be very dangerous! More than one team member had to duck, weave, and take evasive measures to prevent concussion.
The school children on campus headed off to the “bathroom” in the most organized fashion! However, as it turns out – and all in the name of expedience – the preschoolers don’t use the outhouses down the road. Instead, the girls all squat down and the boys unzip on a small hill of dirt.
The best part of our days was always the time spent out in the community.
One day we headed out to pray over the new land – earmarked for the Children’s Village, school, new church, and admin buildings. While we were praying, we were joined by some children. We had the blessed opportunity to pray for them.
There was livestock wandering throughout the landscape. We don’t know how, but apparently everyone knows which animals belong to them – right down to the chickens!
There was usually a soccer game going on somewhere. Often with a flat, old, worn out ball.
And everywhere we went, we were like the Pied Piper, with throngs of children following us, climbing on us, posing for our cameras.
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I always enjoy the children, too, when we are on a mission trip.
Fondly,
Glenda