When we arrived at Teule on Saturday we had to start preparing for Easter the next day! We planned a huge dinner for them which included their favorite thing to eat...a goat!! The kids get so excited when there is a goat to eat, hence the pictures taken with the goat pre-slaughter. And yes, we (not me...other people) slaughter the goat on the compound then cut it up to prepare for dinner. Its quite the event from beginning to end!
Earlier that day we had a mini easter egg hunt...it was more like individual bags filled with candy, stickers, and little gifts from Nairobi I had bought for them. My mom, Maggie (a Teule volunteer), and I went around the compound hiding the gifts while Jon (the director) stayed to entertain them. After the gift bags were hidden they were released to find their bag! The little kids went running and screaming, some even got the wrong bag just out of pure excitement! It was a lot of fun and probably one of my favorite Easter sundays.
After dinner all the big kids came back to the guest house to watch a movie since they did not have school on Monday. One of the kids picked Star Wars (my favorite movies!!) and so we watched that! We made popcorn, stayed up late, and watched a lot of movies...it is fun to spend time with the older girls and boys. They are all great kids!
Today I am back to work, I have a lot of things to catch up on since I have been gone and then the holiday weekend. We have a 4 new kids living here, 3 are siblings from the area that were abandoned and another is a girl that was rescued from an early marriage. There is a lot of follow up with them and their stories. We also have medical check-ups for all the kids coming up this week or the following. Then of course...working on and trying to finish the sponsorship documents for people! Again....if you ever want more information please email me :)
Its a privilege to be here and be a part of God's work here at Teule. I do not see it as my right, but a true blessing.
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