Started the day off by arriving early for staff devotions at the village. It was a very emotional devotional today as the village received news that one of the pre-school boys from the Chichara plot was crushed by a falling brick wall and died. This was the second death since January. This kind of thing really affects the village and surrounding communities.
Another great day with the VBS and sports camp. Record numbers again at VBS; ~170 kids. The numbers started small but within time there was a steady stream of kids coming through the gates. This is called Zim time. Nothing starts on time and nobody is in a hurry. Perhaps something we should think about! The smiling faces continue to amaze me. The children are so excited about coming to the village for VBS and sports camp. During the sports camp (for the older children) we had many younger ones hang around. We brought out skipping ropes, balls, parachutes, and played more games. Really, an extension of the morning VBS. They did not want to leave. It is so hard to leave them in the afternoon. We have to say good-bye and walk away before they will leave the village.
Today we had a traditional Zim lunch, which consisted of sudza (ground, cooked maze), kosava (greens with peanut butter), a vegetable sauce and skinny chicken. We call it skinny chicken because there isn't too much meet on these chicken wings. The food was delicious, especially the greens and vegetable sauce. We arrived at the house with no ZESA (no power) again. We made spaghetti with ground beef (on the gas stove) and salad. We were very tired today... lots of running around with the kids.
HIGHLIGHTS:
*Steady stream of children come through the gates - smiling faces!!
*VBS and sports camp ran very well
*Traditional Zim lunch
Another great day with the VBS and sports camp. Record numbers again at VBS; ~170 kids. The numbers started small but within time there was a steady stream of kids coming through the gates. This is called Zim time. Nothing starts on time and nobody is in a hurry. Perhaps something we should think about! The smiling faces continue to amaze me. The children are so excited about coming to the village for VBS and sports camp. During the sports camp (for the older children) we had many younger ones hang around. We brought out skipping ropes, balls, parachutes, and played more games. Really, an extension of the morning VBS. They did not want to leave. It is so hard to leave them in the afternoon. We have to say good-bye and walk away before they will leave the village.
Today we had a traditional Zim lunch, which consisted of sudza (ground, cooked maze), kosava (greens with peanut butter), a vegetable sauce and skinny chicken. We call it skinny chicken because there isn't too much meet on these chicken wings. The food was delicious, especially the greens and vegetable sauce. We arrived at the house with no ZESA (no power) again. We made spaghetti with ground beef (on the gas stove) and salad. We were very tired today... lots of running around with the kids.
HIGHLIGHTS:
*Steady stream of children come through the gates - smiling faces!!
*VBS and sports camp ran very well
*Traditional Zim lunch
Pics below of lunch & sports camp
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