The Weekend!

 Emma, Monday, and Godfrey

@ the house!

Well its Saturday, a beautiful day here.  I went with the boys this morning to "the peach" its what they call their soccer field. It was alot of fun, I actually got out there and played soccer with them : ) Then we came home and I made rice with peas and carrots with cream of chicken soup for me and all the boys to have for lunch. It was alot of fun. They love to help in any way possible.  You know the Love of the Lord is in the house because today when I got home my shoes, socks, and feet were very muddy.  Just as soon as I got home Monday came up to me and asked if he could wash my socks and shoes and Emma grabbed a basin without hesitation and asked if he could wash my feet. It made me think of the verse in the bible where God talks about the symbolism of washing feet.  It was such a humbling experience to see these boys jump to help in any way possible.  So after lunch we played cards. I think these boys could play cards all day long.  Before I forget thanks for all the prayers for Davis, He came back!!!!!!!!!!! He didn't really have a reason for why he chose to leave but he came back high off Chan-ge which in Africa is Airplane fuel.  Chan-ge is very cheap here its like 200 shillings a high which is about 10cent American money. Chan-ge is basically an anti-depressant it completely numbs you. It numbs you of feelings, hunger, pain, everything. Abby talked to Davis and gave him severe consequences and told him if he ran away again he wouldn't be able to come back into the house. Its not healthy for him or the structure of the boys and the house for kids to be able to run away and come back. Its really hard to work with street kids because alot of them lived on the streets most of their lives before coming here. Davis lived on the streets for 8 years, its all he knows but at the same time he's been in the house for 2 years and he has had time to learn what was right and wrong.  Drugs are not allowed in the house and during prayer last night Davis had to get up in front of everyone and apologize and everyone was allowed to say anything they wanted or talk about how they felt. Overall I'm glad Davis is back, street boys lived a hard life in the past and its not as easy as you think to give it all up. But being in this house these boys are so loving, and they all really love the Lord.  They show that to me everyday in how they act and treat me. They are very protective of me and watch out for me here at the house or out in the street.  Overall this weekend has been really good so far. Tomorrow is Sunday! Yay my favorite day, I love church here its amazing.  The girls project is going well. The girls are coming along with the jewelry and it looks really good.

Thanks for all the prayers and support <3 Always, Carla