Today was a very good day. it wasnt as hot outside and that was very good! This morning we went to the orphanage. i taught the kids how to play the rythm instruments that amber brought over. it was great. I was just kind of a wing it kind of deal because we didnt really have a plan at all. But over all it went pretty well. Alot of even the younger ones are very musical. While i was doing this with them Lori, katie and Amber were down stairs sewing bags with them. Amber and i also did some VBS songs with them. When we were done with that you would have thought that i had just got out of the shower. And that is no joke. I told Amber that we need to start bring towels with us and i accutally mean it! We were starving when we were done their so on the way back on the ferry we bought some Pineapple. But i forgot to tell the lady not to put any salt on it so that was kind of gross. I washed each piece off with my water bottle and everyone on the ferry was staring and laughing. but thats how it always is here! We took the kids back to the apartment and left them with the guys and Me Lori Amber and Katie all went out to go shopping. First we went to fix one of the orphanages sewing machines and then we went out to eat at the riverside. this is a very nice restaurant but VERY slow. We waited for our food for an hour Literally and then we asked them if we could get it take away (to go) and that took even longer. When we finally got it we were chowing down in the tuk tuk because we were starving. Everyone we went by was laughing at us. It was quite funny! We went to the olympic market after that to buy some more material for the kids at the orphanage. Mom you would be in heaven here. Half of the top floor was all material. And as you can see in the picture they cram as much stuff in as little of space as they can. Then we went and bought a blender and a tea pot. that was ummm... interesting! And very funny! He had us sit on little stools in the middle of the market while they packaged our blender. And i found a new friend. (In the picture) There is a very funny story behind that too! We went to lucky market when we were done and then came back to the apartment. We are all exhausted, but we had alot of good laughs today. 
Shelb!!!! I don't know where to start, but I'll try to keep it brief. First, I'm embarassed that we never connected before you left and that we haven't talked in 3 whole months!!!! I still have your bday present sitting here and will try to get that in the mail as Ive been trying for the past 3 months!! On another note....Your bolg brings joy to my heart and tears to my eyes. You should be so proud of yourself and how you are allowing God to use you and your openness to that. When I was 16 I went on a missions trip to Bolivia for 6 weeks, and stayed in a cold cement building with no doors, and a bathroom that was a hole in the ground outside that we'd dug ourselves. We built a medical building for the people living out in this way too remote place and mingled with them for 6 weeks. We worshipped with them, ate with them, and loved on them. It was one of the hardest goodbyes that I've ever had to make. BUT, GOD did such amazing things in my heart those 6 weeks I was there. And I am STILL impacted to this day by those things. I don't know if your mom ever told you that i wanted to take you with me to visit an orphanage in Africa....I still wanna go-So bad! I'm working at it for next summer. But I want to be ready. I want to be ready to give p my life here and move there. Because, I know that once I get there, I'm not going to want to leave. As you've said in your blog here. It is amazing how other people live and saddening. we are so accustomed to what we have here, that alot of the time we forget about those out there. So, to cut this off, because Isabella just woke up, I want you to soak it in. I've been praying for you daily, hourly, by the minute. I pray you'll continue to have open eyes, and an open heart to what God is going to teach you thru this. He has an amazing way of opening our eyes to things that are bigger than us, and I believe that this is one of those moments for you. LOVE YOU and SOOOOO can't wait to hear all about it when you get back!!!! Tell the rest of the gang Hi from me too! Love you girl HUGS! Rebecca
ReplyDeleteHuh? Don't you put salt on your watermelon?? or is that just your mom? THAT'S gross! People laugh at you there too, really?? hee-hee Love u!
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