We had too much fun today!
It started with a 6 am wake up call which turned out to be unnecessary. We ended up leaving for the orpanage around 9 am for a service with the kids from 10-12. The service was so much fun and the kids sang for what seemed like the entire time. After the service we ran home for lunch and made it back to the orphanage around 2:15 for the daily soccer match. They let Janie play and she had a lot of fun with the older kids. Apparently they are pretty good.
While she was playing, Genna was with the kids watching the game and Michael and Matt went with one of the adults to the market to buy some things for the party we are having for the kids tomorrow; thanks to an anonymous donor from home! We decided to give them something they have on very special occasions and only if they are lucky: meat. We talked to the director and she suggested we buy either goat or sheep because they feed many and are delicious. While at the market we found the market for animals and purchased four live sheep which apparently will be slaughtered tomorrow morning around 7 am and they insisted that we be present. We also purchased some rice, tomato paste, and sodas which are also eaten on very special occasions. The funniest part of the whole mission was driving in the taxi with four sheep directly behind our heads. Don't worry, we got plenty of pictures.
When we arrived all of the kids were so excited and wanted to take pictures with the sheep and kept jumping up and down. It was so interesting to see how even the kids as young as three were making gestures of slaughtering the sheep with a finger sliding across their throats. It is a common event in Ghana, apparently. After a couple hours with the kids we decided it was time for dinner and they were about to have their supper as well so we headed home.
Tonight we were graced with more fish on our plates and several visitors wishing us well. It was a very busy day but we are all so excited to see the kids again tomorrow and to see how happy they will be having lunch with us. We are all sincerely enjoying every minute we spend with the kids and we are already imagining how hard it will be for us to leave them.
Thank you everyone again for all the donations you have made that have given us the opportunity to bring smiles to the kids faces.
With Love,
Michael, Janie, Matt, and Genna
2 comments:
Hmm, how was it watching the slaughter? Geeze, you all have had such unforgettable experiences there. I hope you never abandon the U.S.A. mission of making it the largest student-run organization sending aid to Africa. Keep up the wonderful work you are doing there, and the best of luck!
All of you have made us really proud here at home. We can't wait to see you home safe though. As far as sheep and goat go, I think they would make a really tasty soup!! Yummy
Ted
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