FUN DAY!!!  The last full day of our time is a big celebration of spending a week together with the kids. It is great to see the kids smiling and having a great time.  I think you will be able to see what I mean in the pictures below.  After playing all morning and early afternoon, the kids are gathered for some singing and teaching time.  I was able to pull out a guitar today, and play along with several of the songs the kids sing.  They sing so beautifully.  The whole team loves to hear the kids sing, and the songs are really wonderful too.  The kids really enjoyed having a guitar as a rare accompaniment.  At least one of the kids was playing air guitar. Today we were able to work out bringing a special treat of ice cream!  The day was a little overcast and chilly which helped keep the ice cream from melting too fast.  As you can imagine, the kids loved the ice cream.  For the afternoon meal, we shared a meal called “chicken dust”.  It comes in a to-go box, and has a big piece of fried chicken, a side of salad, and some wheat meal that looked like mashed potatoes.  I sat and ate mine with some of the boys.  The food was prepared in town, so the Bomake did not have to work hard cooking a huge feast, and the meal was really great.  We also gave the kids lots of oranges, apples, candy and a special donut.  Everyone had a great time.

It has been another great visit with the Ludlati kids.  We have also enjoyed doing home visits everyday. Like the trips from previous years, some home visits have been tough, and some very enjoyable and encouraging to see Godly families living with joy and peace in the midst of suffering.  Tomorrow I plan to post more home visit details.  It will include requests for prayer we received, and answers to prayer.

At the end of today, God blessed the Bomake through a large gift bag of clothes and shoes.  Thanks again to the KTM members who helped get clothes and package them for this trip.  We let them know we love them for being so committed and faithful to the work of feeding the kids.  We also gave gifts to the D-team staff, and thanked them for all the mentoring, training, bible teaching and love they have and give to the kids.  I and the rest of the team love these kids.  We were sad to see them leave the carepoint for the day, but we look forward to seeing them for a short time on Monday afternoon when we have to say goodbye.