Thursday, February 21, 2008
February 21, 2008
Today we started out by finishing the bus stop shelter. Sometimes I have found coming on trips like this it is hard to get some jobs completely done. There is not much time in ten days. Either the group is to start a job and not finish or finish a job another group started. So it was neat to see this one through to completion.In the afternoon my daughter, Jerika, and Doug’s daughter, Nikki, went to a local school where they were able to spend time in the classroom with the kids and then ride the bus home with the kids from the mission. Jerika, who is homeschooled, thought she was done with public school!
I have been spending some time just talking to the kids and I really think that is more important than any manual labor we do. Today I talked with a new girl who came to Hosanna House 2 days ago. Although she was not quite ready to share her whole story, she did open up some and it was good to see her smile. I know what it is like coming to a new place like this and it can be a very scary time trying to find out where you fit in, not to mention all the other issues you are dealing with that got you to this point. It is important that we all pray for these children, and children everywhere, who are in similar situations.
The following are a few pictures the girls took while at the school.
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