Another Day 4 Reflection...

Gavin
Today felt like one of the shortest days of this week.  This morning all of the kids sang a song for us about how grateful they were for us and about how the wells have positively affected their lives.  Also, Jack brought clothes that matched their uniform, so he stood in line with them as they sang, and said the pledge of allegiance.  It's so cool that just because they speak a different language everything feels so different and unique.

Later that day, after we had eaten breakfast, the kids were just as energetic as the last and were wanting to hold hands, sing, touch hair, and play games.  One of the kids' favorite things to do was solve puzzles, and after every puzzle we completed, I would take their picture next to the puzzle.  Another one of their favorite games to play was "Monkey in the Middle," which was probably one of my favorites as well.  Since we didn't have any rubber balls to throw around, we threw around a

Gavin and buddies

hacky sack, which is a small ball filled with sand or another grainy substance.  The kids thought it was amazing if you threw the hacky sack behind your back or threw it between your legs.  Sometimes, Ethan and I would try and hide the ball behind our backs and make it "disappear," which would amaze the kids as well.  Just after an hour or two of playing, you would be exhausted.  The weather outside felt like 100 degrees and there was no way to escape the heat, since there is no air flow indoors.  At about 4 pm, 7 of us were dead and sat outside on the porch of the sisters' house for a couple of hours and most of the kids went home for the night.  It's crazy, because if we were outside playing and hanging out with the kids til 7 or 8, they wouldn't leave for home.  Then some would have to travel over two miles in the dark to get home.  (It gets dark there at about 7:30.)

Then, once everyone went home, we walked over to Father's house to eat a delicious supper.  My favorite was the rice and chicken, which was what I ate most of the week.  And whenever I ate a meal, I would make sure I ate it all because some of the kids have one meal a day, and it would sadden me to waste any of my food.  After we ate, we had evening prayer and everyone would share their favorite part of the day.  Then, we talked about whatever else and would go to bed ready for the next day.