Monday Evening

Today we split up into two groups again. Two vans went to the orphanage and the other van and pickup truck went to the village. We constructed the last two homes and put fronts on 11 of the 15 homes. The last two fronts will be completed tomorrow. Some of us spent the day with the kids around the last two homes. What great kids they were! It was a smaller group and they were so polite and fun to be with. We started out getting to know them by playing games like Duck, Duck, Goose and London Bridges and games with the parachute. After lunch we told them the story about Jesus' death and resurrection and they colored a picture and made cross necklaces. We also did some songs with the puppets. They LOVED the puppets! Before we left we used the puppets to pass out crayons, toys and crackers to all of the kids. They had to stand in line and ask "por favor" and the zebra would hand them a treat. They loved it!
This group of kids seemed like they had not had crayons of their own and were so thrilled to be given the gifts.
While the construction crew was finishing up we moved to the area where we did VBS on Saturday and played games with the kids there. Here there was a much larger group so we played a lot of group and relay games with them. They loved passing the football between their legs, over their heads, hopping on one foot with it, twirling in circles with it all in relay teams. We ended with rousing renditions of Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes, The Chicken Dance, The Hokey Pokey, and Father Abraham! From there we all drove to a church in the village. That is where we set up our distribution center. As families from the village came through, we gave them food staples, hygiene kits and clothing for their families. There were 130 families blessed through this distribution. It was a blessing to us distributing to watch the faces of these parents as they came through the line. Many of them were deeply touched.
Blessing to all of you. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.
Leon and Carla Proctor