Thursday, August 19th - Dance Party!

The day has been a hot one - some may say, "well, duh!" but the past week has been so cold. "Cold" is relative, I know, but when you are sitting outside and are still shivering, then I think it is classified as cold - no matter where you are from. So, for the record, it does get very cold in Africa!

The team that is here is still working on the new Babyhouse - any little bit of progress makes such a difference. I just found out the other day that the team working on the babyhouse were the ones who did the ground breaking of the building back in 2008. 2 years later, it still is not finished, but with many factors - lack of funding, manpower, and other projects, we are so thankful to have some manpower and finances from this team and other places. Baby steps...

As I hear more of the stories of the children who are a part of my life and New Hope as a whole, I am so thankful for 1. the babyhouse, 2. family group parents, and 3. the early adulthood department, as well as so many more departments, people, and families. The stories and testimonies that I hear reveal how Awesome God's grace and mercy is toward children and how much He has been glorified through them all.

School holiday is winding down rather quickly for the secondary school students (the Primary school students continue their holiday until the 1st week in August.) At David Family tonight, one of the boys wanted to dance, and I happened to have my computer in my bag, so I tried to find a song that would be the right beat for him to dance to. I don't think I ever found "the one," but the other kids seemed to enjoy whatever I was playing - A dance party (my first one here) had erupted amongst the younger children and i brought back memories of college days - what fun it was!