Monday, October 27, 2008
PICTURES
So, my pictures are online on snapfish.com. If you wan to see them send me an email and Ill send you the link. thanks... peaceoutkorie@yahoo.com
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
So, Whats up all? hows life in the land of luxury? I feel like im caught in the movie " when the Jetsons meet the Flinstones." Its awesome tho. Im totally enjoying eachday and each moment.
I try to always remind myself how amazing each little moment is, however small it ma be. for example...My neighbors, a dad and 3 boys, are awesome. Two weeks ago the dad went to Kigoma, where they are from, and hasnt returned yet. The boys stayed here so they can go to school. Its incredible to me just how self-sufficient children are here. The other day a 7 year old started my jiko (small little "grill" thing that uses charcoal) for me because i could not. So i have been helping them out and watching out for them while their dad is gone. I took them to a small little restaurant in town and they had the biggest smiles on their faces the whole time. We had to wait a long time for the food and i was getting a bit bored. But then i reminded myself that although boring for me, they we incredibly happy. The just kept giggling and they must have drank like 8 sodas. Its the little things here that are so cool and if you forget to be present in each moment you could miss soo much.
So a while ago I heard of a pastor man here who has been collecting orphans on the street. A long time ago he tried to gather other pastor dudes together for their support but they all disagreed with his ideas. For the most part their parents have died of AIDS or have just abandoned them. The HIV stigma is so high that people just seem to turn their heads away from the problem. So he and his wife decided to take them in and together with their 3 children they support 14 children. So i went to his house and we sat in a room together to discuss his work and his future. He kept saying..my vision, my vision. he was so inspiring. I asked him about money and how he supports them all and he said he has a small farm that helps with food but mostly small donations from people. The room we were in was empty except for 3 beds that they take turns in every night. they have no money to send the children to school so one young woman comes each day to help teach. The classroom...completely empty except for 1 stool. I can hardly even discribe it to you now, so i know im not doing this justice. I was totally out of words (which we all know is hard for me) and it was very difficult to hold back my emotions. That night I was teary-eyed in bed thinking that right now there are 10 babies sleeping on a cold cement floor. Tonight when i go home I am going to translate "the wheels on the bus" into swahili because tomorow I am going to go spend the day with them. For right now, that is all i can do. Talk to ou all soon.
For those of you who havnt called/written letters/sent pictures...get on it!!!!
I try to always remind myself how amazing each little moment is, however small it ma be. for example...My neighbors, a dad and 3 boys, are awesome. Two weeks ago the dad went to Kigoma, where they are from, and hasnt returned yet. The boys stayed here so they can go to school. Its incredible to me just how self-sufficient children are here. The other day a 7 year old started my jiko (small little "grill" thing that uses charcoal) for me because i could not. So i have been helping them out and watching out for them while their dad is gone. I took them to a small little restaurant in town and they had the biggest smiles on their faces the whole time. We had to wait a long time for the food and i was getting a bit bored. But then i reminded myself that although boring for me, they we incredibly happy. The just kept giggling and they must have drank like 8 sodas. Its the little things here that are so cool and if you forget to be present in each moment you could miss soo much.
So a while ago I heard of a pastor man here who has been collecting orphans on the street. A long time ago he tried to gather other pastor dudes together for their support but they all disagreed with his ideas. For the most part their parents have died of AIDS or have just abandoned them. The HIV stigma is so high that people just seem to turn their heads away from the problem. So he and his wife decided to take them in and together with their 3 children they support 14 children. So i went to his house and we sat in a room together to discuss his work and his future. He kept saying..my vision, my vision. he was so inspiring. I asked him about money and how he supports them all and he said he has a small farm that helps with food but mostly small donations from people. The room we were in was empty except for 3 beds that they take turns in every night. they have no money to send the children to school so one young woman comes each day to help teach. The classroom...completely empty except for 1 stool. I can hardly even discribe it to you now, so i know im not doing this justice. I was totally out of words (which we all know is hard for me) and it was very difficult to hold back my emotions. That night I was teary-eyed in bed thinking that right now there are 10 babies sleeping on a cold cement floor. Tonight when i go home I am going to translate "the wheels on the bus" into swahili because tomorow I am going to go spend the day with them. For right now, that is all i can do. Talk to ou all soon.
For those of you who havnt called/written letters/sent pictures...get on it!!!!
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