Monday began with much to be accomplished and excitement in the air. The kids had spent the weekend in their new home and were loving it, so of course the next step is settling them in a bit more. Chuck and I (with the help of so many of you!) went shopping….we purchased sheets, blankets, hot pots, toilet paper, dishes, utensils, rugs, mosquito nets and even a few toys for the younger boys. Ann and I finished negotiations with the curtain lady….curtains should be completed and hung sometime next week, yeah! The animal shelter is under construction, building on a wall, which will separate the Children’s Shelter, animal enclosure and shambas from the rest of the property, had started and the clothes line was put to good use. Ann went with us to pick up her new bed (I surprised her with a set of pink, girly sheets!) and she was like a kid at Christmas seeing her bed being brought into her room along with a very nice mattress (something she has never had before). I heard her several times, while she looked at her new bed, say “thank you Jesus.” Yes, thank you Jesus for this blessing of watching these kids’ lives, along with Ann’s, being filled with hope and love.
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- Ann relaxes at the table while Goldie cries for food
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- Ann gets a lesson on using her new stove
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- Guess flip flops are next on the shopping list so they don’t have to wear shoes fixed with wire.
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- Ann’s new bed is put in place
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- Ann’s new bed and mattress
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- Ann’s new bed and mattress
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- Daniel shows off his new truck and “drives” it all over the veranda
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- Even Goldie finds a comfortable place in his new home
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- Ann begins to settle into the kitchen…those are the new hot pots which she gushed over and had tears in her eyes.
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- Construction begins on the zero-grazing cow, pigs and chicken shelter
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- Yeah, no more hanging clothes on barbed wire!
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- Giving you some perspective as to where the wall is located
I would just like to express my thanks to everyone who helped (and continue to help) make this a home for our kids. Seeing them take off their shoes at the entrance, wipe their feet on the rug, walk into their spacious room to change out of their school uniform, come out to the tables to talk and rest a bit then have Ann cook them a wonderful meal in her new kitchen and everyone can eat together at the tables has been nothing short of a miracle. God has shown His love to these kids in a big way and I pray they continue to see His love through our actions and the support shown by all of you.