Thursday, February 12, 2009

Back again

Hey gues!! Our computer is finally up and running...for good hopfully this time!! lol
Things r going amazing. We had a few hard days with the team here and the staff there....some people getting angry and upset at others for unreasonably reason. But we managed to get through it and things are getting better! Today i was at the orphanage for awhile with the preschooler teaching them the alphabet. And then us four girls went out shopping for some new cloths for the girl toodlers. They were muchly needed. There cloths where dirty and old. I spend $150 of the money donated on cloths for them today!! And thats R 1295 rand, it was awesome tongiht to see them all in clean cloths they no longer look like helpless orphanes!! it was very amnazing!!
The staff is statred to like and talk to us and all around its truly amazing!! I just got back from the after school program that we have statred up!! We had 25 kids again tonight and they had a blast!! We do it every tue and thur night and on tue we had a guitar and spend some time singing....today some of the kids remembered and sang every single one of those songs we taught them two days again!! It puts a huge smile on my face!!
Its some time really hard!! In the last week we have had two new girls around 11 years old brought in. The one had been raped and doesn't speak english which is really hard! But she is starting to smile and responed. Tonight she falled laina around everywhere it was great to see! The other one we found in a house in the village taking care of her little baby brother. We found out that she lives with her aunt who beats her so they brought her to the pophanage where she is doing amazing and loves it there!!! Kids come and go thought...this week there is a chance of two of the kids meving to a foster home which would be amazing for them but sad for us. We'd no longer get to see them everyday! Simpeewi is a 3ish year old boy who holds my hand where every i go. It would be awesome to see him in a home and family but still sad. And Kayley who has just started to crawl this week!! I was the first one to see it!!!
So as u can see we are having a amazing blested time here!! Miss u all and really miss church on sunday! there is a very ncie church down the road that we go to which i really like. But its not like my home church!!
Keep praying i see it working in these kids lives.
Oh please pray for Tando a little gilr that just came in and will be able to be adopted if her tests turn out good, but right now she isn't eating very good! Please pray hard for this little girl!!!
I'll post soon again!!!
Janelle

5 comments:

*~\ Firefly /~* said...

Wow! sounds like you are having a amazing time and enjoying being a blessing for all those kids. I will definitely be praying for you and them!

*kate* said...

Ditto what Brenda said! I have a hard time knowing what to write..and when I think of something, someone else already wrote it.

I am praying for all of you who are down there on this trip..and for the kids. Its awesome that they are already singing along with you guys. Its awesome to see changes in kids.

R said...

I am so glad that you are able to play an important part in these kids life.
Keep up the good work!!!
miss you to.
I'll be praying.

qwerty_k89 said...

praying we love you
you are doing awesome work over
in africa!!! Making such a diffents in the childrens lives

Heidi said...

thank you for the word pictures. I love them already. and I love you my friend!