Day 3

   Last evening debrief time was good. So exciting to hear the teens perspective of the day.  Teens being blessed by children. Tomorrow we will be going to two different places again. Tonight we put a quick program together to present at the orphanage. We have planned a Bible story/song/skit for the children. David and Goliath.
     I was able to send an email home. Glad for some kind of communication.
    Slept good, woke when the rooster crowed. Figured it was 4am again, so I rolled over to go back to sleep. Not two minutes later my alarm went off.It's 6am.
    Humid this morning. Sitting on the patio, where we have all our meals, enjoying this strong cup of coffee.  Lord, open my eyes and hearts to hear and see you today.
  7:15 pm. It was another wonderful day! I watched Janelle this evening during devotions. She looks tired. Lord, show her why you have brought her here.
   After a delicious breakfast we went to St. James School. This is a prep school (students pay to go here) We listened to 1-2 graders sing a song in their language, then off to the 3yr. old class. They read to us,and sang us their songs. They are so tiny. Four of our students were able to show a rope illusion or the color bracelet story. Their eyes were huge as they listened.
    A few of our students were doing Bible Quizzing. Janelle was Quiz Master, (she reads the questions and decides if the answers are correct). She has decided that she likes to do this part of the quiz.
  Before heading to the villa, we stopped at a local grocery store. It was interesting to purchase spices, coffee, and snacks. My total came to $1,782.00. that was the most expensive grocery bill I have ever had, in their form of money.
  For Lunch we had fried egg sandwiches, chips and fruit. I could do with out the egg.
This afternoon we went to either the orphanage or the Aids Hospice. 11 of us went to the orphanage where we were quickly informed that these kids are not truly orphans. They are here because a parent or parents can not take care of them, or the state has removed them from their home situation. This is like a holding place until a foster home can be found. We were taken to the babies room first. The room was filled with babies in their cribs. We were not sure if we were permitted to hold them, and held back for  a moment, until someone said that we were welcomed to hold a child. Our team did not take long to fill their arms with a baby. Some of these children had miss-shaped heads, an indication that they lay in bed for long periods of time. I watched Scott pick up a little guy and I wondered if he had ever held one so small before. It did not seem to come naturally at first. He told me that he was the baby in his family. Yet it took just moments for Scott to bond with this little boy. Scott told the group during devotions tonight about how much holding that boy meant to him. We held babies that had no names, yet God knew. We cuddled, touched, tickled and talked with God's children. It was a precious time. After tending to the babies we were taken to the class room where all the children were being taught. There was about 20 children ranging form 3 years old to 8 years old. It was here that the teens provided a skit, Bible story and song about David and Goliath for the kids. They liked our Goliath for he was our tallest young man on the team. It was fun to sit with them, talk with them and just love on them.
   5 of the team members went to the Aids hospice, I had a hard time deciding which place I wanted to go, so I let Rick put me where he needed me most, the orphanage. Those who went to the hospice were given the opportunity to pray, talk, and listen to the patients. Not all the patients had aids, some had ailments that just needed 24 hour care. Much like our nursing homes in America.
  Our afternoon was spent back at the villa swimming, playing cards, pool or taking a nap.
Dinner: Rice, beef and peppers,Cho-Cho with carrots and green beans was once again delicious. I am enjoying having all my meals prepared for me.
   While at the grocery store today, a few of our guys bought ice cream for our team. How thoughtful of them.!!