There are 65+ children and the place is run by a couple - Dennis & Comfort, who do a wonderful job with very basic resources. Comfort runs the home with 4 helpers and Dennis runs a school a 10 minute walk away from the home.
Our team have the priviliege of getting alongside Dennis and Comfort and giving some support and encouragement. Our weekly sessions start at around 9:30 am. We start with an hour of team games and races, followed by a story or message with a Biblical principle (see pic....)
After this we usually spend time on a related craft. There is usually a song time - action songs. These are often a mix of Christian songs like Father Abraham had Many Sons, Dig a little Deeper, If you're happy & you know it clap your hands & other songs such a Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and the Hokey Cokey!! They love it!!
SONG TIME
The last 45 minutes is spent doing what we call "free-play" This is the time when we get to interract more individually with the children, playing skipping games, painting the girls nails, blowing bubbles, the boys play soccer etc...
It is wonderful to have this time with these precious children, chatting, loving them and getting to know them. Not all of them are orphans, some have been abandoned, some were separated from their parents during the years of war, some have parents who are just unable to care for them. Every child has a sad story.
My prayer is that we can show compassion and communicate the love of Jesus through our words and our actions in some small way.
We will be bringing out our Dental Team to do a Dental Screening on all the children and provide free treatment where necessary in the coming weeks.
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