Most of the team spends the morning at the clinic today. There is also a small painting job at the orphanage. We plan to meet up at the soup kitchen around 11 am and then have playtime at the school during their lunch hour. The team brought jump ropes to share with the students and a bag full of candy to share. The team is mobbed as soon as we arrive at the school, and I mean pandemonium. I don’t know if the kids could smell the candy or not but they swarm all over Michael and Camille. I actually have to call a halt to the candy distribution to regain some order. I can tell you that the jump ropes were a big hit.
It was an extremely hot day so we needed some time to recover after bei
ng with the kids so we headed back to our hotel for lunch and a little chill time. The team arranged for the nannies at the orphanage to have manicures and pedicures this afternoon. So while they were being pampered WE were the nannies. We got out coloring books and crayons to entertain our charges for a little while. They really enjoyed this time. Michael chose to spend his time with the little babies and every time I looked up, he had several of them in his lap. We helped some of the older children as they are tasked with making Christmas ornaments. I was given a pair of scissors and told to cut one inch strips of red and green construction paper to make a wreath. I had no idea what I was doing but I was obedient in doing it.
It turns out that Cheryl is a health care advocate so she is tasked with speaking to the ladies at Mission of Grace about women’s health issues. The word goes out in the community that there is a meeting on this subject at the church this evening. The doctor and nurses from the clinic were also in attendance.