A Week of Blessings

I have been trying unsuccessfully to blog with pictures, but since that won't work, I'll at least update you!

This week has been AMAZING...

It started with the arrival of the GracePoint Church team from Bentonville, Arkansas. The team of 12 got here on Saturday, and on Sunday at church we got to walk 2 1/2 miles to the river to see 5 new believers get baptized from New Day Baptist Church!!!

Then on Monday, we started work with the team. The men began building picnic tables, screens, and kitchen cabinets. They are doing a great job, working in the SUN all day!!

The women, meanwhile, began our hand sewing class, teaching the local women how to make a bag out of a needle, thread, and a chitengi that they can buy in the market. They are loving it and we had 50 women show up today!! Chaos!!

And then on Tuesday....today...we received 2 little girls at New Day!! (They are the ones I previously blogged about). After obtaining a letter from the girls' father's mother releasing them and getting approval from the Social Welfare office, we were able to take the girls. They are 3 year old Axer (our youngest orphan - but perfect to give Cason a friend!), and her 5 year old sister Kelitah. They looked pretty terrified when they arrived, but we can already see them warming up. Believe it or not, the giant stuffed animal bunny rabbits helped :)

Oh wait - I said a WEEK of blessings and it's only Tuesday! Make that 3 days of blessings, and we can't wait to see what the rest of the week holds!!