The Community!

Rachel and I on the way to the market!

Every day scenes in Choma (notice the pig and in my wheel barrel).

It's been one week! It's been a great week and I can't wait to be here for 9 more! It's just incredible to think about how much I have learned, and how much more God is going to do! Doesn't that just make you smile?! I'm smiling!

So, tonight was the BIGGEST blessing of all! We went on a walk along a different road than we have in the past; as we are walking back 10 kids from a distance are screaming, "Come here, come here, come here!" (If you haven't noticed by now, white people are pretty much famous in this area and we are magnets to children, which is totally OKAY with me!!!) But it was getting too dark and we had to go home so we couldn't go see the kids. But I'm DYING inside because I'm craving to play with any little ones! Anyway, they finally caught up to us and they walked us back to the complex. We just laughed the whole time! Despite how much fun we had, reality is starting to sink in more and more. For the first time, I was interacting with REAL poverty stricken children. These kids were covered in dirt. The nurse in me also noticed health concerns with these children such as their skin and teeth, which made me believe they were malnourished. It's just incredible to me to think about what these children do not have, while at the same time their laugher and smiles light up my life!

As much as it hurts to be around these conditions, I have to keep telling myself that GOD loves the little children more than I EVER COULD! Right?!

Karaoke moves with real Ninjas!

Aren't they just AWESOME!! This is going to be the best 10 weeks of my life!!! ...as long as the kids stick around!