"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" - Walt Emerson

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Well.. our weekend at Durham Link with the juniors was busy, stressful, tiring, and a little different than planned, but it was still a fun time. We (MIS volunteers) dressed up as pirates, it was pretty funny. The kids also got to make pirate hats and patches and what not, so they had fun with it all too. Our first evening there we did a disco dance with the kids which they really enjoyed, and it definitely drained all their energy so they slept well:-) On saturday we played some games, they got to go canoeing as well as do some archery and parachute games. They had a bible study with Nic in the afternoon which I believe went well. We also had a campfire in the evening, most of them enjoyed that. Sunday morning they had a sunday school service with Erika and afterwards I played a bunch of relay games with them which suprisingly went really well! Anyways, on that note, the weekend was lots of fun. On another note, the two mothers working at the center (each with 2 kids) got kicked out for no reason. There seems to be alot of mis-communication within the center lately. These ladies showed up at Durham Link on saturday morning with no other place to go. Its just a little frustrating because it was done without the board even knowing. For now, we have found the ladies and their children a temporary place to stay while the board helps them find something permanent. I believe the ladies must speak to social welfare today about what happened. I have no idea what the outcome will be, but I pray that it will be good and God will have his hand in their lives. So if you think of us here in Lesotho, please pray for this situation.. pray for children's center, pray for wisdom within the board, pray for the kids, pray for these young mothers, and also for us - that God will continue to give us strength and encouragement in situations like this, as well as other situations/challenges we face here in Lesotho. Even though life doesn't seem to always go as we would like it to, we must remember that God DOES have a plan and he is in control. Thank you for your prayers and support.

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