Games Day!

It was games day at the school yesterday for all the kids! I think about 7 other schools also participated in soccer and volleyball! It was such a good day, I was so so so proud of all my kids!! They played so well and even though they only won one game, they played fair and well. The other teams had kids that looked WAY to big/old to be in primary school (K-8). As I stayed the entire day, I had herds of other children following me and staring at me. It eventually was frustrating when I was trying to watch my kids play and they were staring at me....as I began to be angry God reminded me too focus on my kids. I realized that I have the best 50 kids in this entire town. They would come stand by me and cheer and also yell at the other kids to leave me alone! haha. But the Teule kids are different from those other kids, they all come from different backgrounds, different situations, hurt in different ways, yet they are all here and they love each other for who they are. I looked at my kids play and how they encouraged each other and had fun even in their loses. I realized that I have the best kids, the nicest, the smartest, and lastly the most good looking ones! haha some of those kids...they were rough. But I told them all that night after dinner how proud I was of them and how much I love them. Being far from all my family and friends can be hard but since I have been here they have accepted me into their family and made me feel welcome. Not once did they stare at me because I was white or tried to steal money from me. I felt so blessed and I told them they are the best second family I could ask for. Even as I sit here and write this I look out my office window and see my kids coming to eat lunch and I just feel at home. Each night as a I fall asleep, my prayers always start with "God, how am I supposed to just leave?" The last two months approach too quickly.