This morning we met some of God's angels in the form of the Molelwane Care Givers that care for the HIV/AIDS infected villagers. The Care Givers have received training for this through the generous support given by members of La Casa de Cristo. These women are truly amazing women of God as they nurture these patients day after day with the biggest hearts of love and compassion I have ever seen.
Then it was story time. Diane Garman read this story that the children were so enthralled with. It involved throwing stuffed animals around and you would not believe the giggles that were coming out of that room. That is another thing that really strikes me, how light hearted and happy most of these children are in spite of their circumstances. One of my God's moments on this trip has been to understand that we need to always find joy in God and life no matter how bad we think things are going for us. I will always remember those children and their joy whenever those bad times come upon me.
After meeting the patients, which included two children under the age of 10, we returned to the church in Molelwane and met up with the 20 Pre School children that attend the morning program. I can't begin to describe the feeling I get in my heart when you see the children running to meet you with their huge smiles and loving hearts. I feel like I have known them all my life. There was no hesitancy on their part, from day one we were all their friends.
Today the children decorated prayer boxes that contained prayers on paper in both English and Setswana (their native language). It was so cute to see them take such time and effort to add the stickers to the outside of the boxes. They were so proud of the finished product that they were all going around showing each other how beautiful their boxes were! I know that they will treasure those boxes forever and it made me realize just how much we take the little things for granted and how truly blessed we all are.
Today the children decorated prayer boxes that contained prayers on paper in both English and Setswana (their native language). It was so cute to see them take such time and effort to add the stickers to the outside of the boxes. They were so proud of the finished product that they were all going around showing each other how beautiful their boxes were! I know that they will treasure those boxes forever and it made me realize just how much we take the little things for granted and how truly blessed we all are.
Then it was story time. Diane Garman read this story that the children were so enthralled with. It involved throwing stuffed animals around and you would not believe the giggles that were coming out of that room. That is another thing that really strikes me, how light hearted and happy most of these children are in spite of their circumstances. One of my God's moments on this trip has been to understand that we need to always find joy in God and life no matter how bad we think things are going for us. I will always remember those children and their joy whenever those bad times come upon me.
Each day has been filled with new wonderful surprises and joyful times that I can hardly wait for tomorrow! I especially can't wait to see those smiles on the faces of all the children as we come into the village tomorrow. I will give the children an extra hug for all of you!
~Mandy Meister
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