| 26 May |
Mon 5/26/2008 |
We had a good day today. Mostly hung out at the compound. We were supposed to go to the Hope Children’s School at noon, but our ride didn’t show until 2 pm (everyone stayed patient though). We did finally get out there. It’s a school with three classes (a 5 year old, 6 year old, and 7 year old) of the poorest of poor kids. They teach the kids to read (mostly using Scripture), write, and do math so that when they start primary school they won’t be behind the kids who could afford to go to preschool. This helps keep the poor kids off of the streets. Beautiful kids - wanted to bring them all home!
We then went and visited Gladys and the little slum that she lives in. We played with her and the other children around there for a while. The good news is that the medical treatments she’s on are starting to work. Her brain is just like that of a we month old again so she’ll have to re-learn everything. She still has to be tied up because her mother has to leave her to work. Pretty sad…
The teams doing well. We’re pretty spoiled here. They not only feed you three times a day, but they also have a mid-morning “tea/coffee time!”. I guess we’ll take it while we can get it; Sudan’s not going to be nearly as kind to us.
I love you lots!
Daniel
Daniel
