Their energy and passion for Christ was amazing. They sang and clapped and danced for over an hour! Although we are a world apart the similarities in God’s message clearly cut across cultural bounds.
This afternoon we travel to a town beside the river Nile. We look forward to being in the same waters that Moses was in. In addition to the 100+ shoes we gave away yesterday, today we will again wash feet, share God’s love and give away shoes! We hope to see another elephant and hippo though we cannot take pictures because the government does not allow it unless we are on a paid safari.
Yesterday was totally amazing, crazy, and touched and inspired each of us in a unique and powerful way. Kneeling at the feet of African children and washing the dirt off of them was such a humbling and fulfilling experience. It was not about the shoes but about sharing love in a personal and general way with orphans who have no family unit and rarely receive the touch of a loving individual.
As we played games with the hundreds and hundreds (no lie) of kids the pure joy in their faces was Indescribable especially compared to the daily trials they face. Compared to the USA it is rare for these kids to experience such freedom to be a kid and just have "fun"!
As we have said, power is off here so communication is difficult but we feel the prayers and thank each of you who are continually lifting us up.
Tomorrow we hope to have Internet access at Geoffrey's house. Andrea has a blog post much deeper than this :). This post is submitted by Kathy, Eryn, and Scott on the iPhone and thankfully re-sent by Joan Finn from WCUMC.
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