Sorry I havn't posted the past few days, I really did on Monday but I realized it did not go through.
Monday was an amazing day. I was blessed to go to Mololoa, where my not so little boy lives. I met Franklin when he was about 5 years old and now he is 12. At Mololoa I helped with another house build, and although the site itself was pretty easy getting the wood up to the site was not. The wood was piked at the botto of the mountain and Josh, Nelson, and I were the lucky ones who helped carry the wood up the mountain. Now when I say up I mean up and up and up and dirt steps and then up some more...my legs have never had such a good work out! We arrived at the site around 10, Josh and I hauled wood up that mountain until about 12:00. By the time we finished the team had 3 walls up and were starting on the floor and roof.
Yesterday the half the team went to build and house and the remainder of us went to the hospital and blind school.
The hospital was a challenge for me today, we went to the cancer ward. While there mant of the children recieved their treatment, one of the boys broke down in tears when the nurse came to hook him up, he was only 2 years old. I wish I could switch places with these children, many have not even began life and are being put up against this sickness.
The blind school is always a joy to goto. For those of you who think sports are difficult try playing soccer against these children, they will kick your butt! After playing with the kids for about an hour we went into the other room and they sang for us. The singing at the blind school is the most beautifulnthing that you will ever hear.
Today was yet another amazing day. The whole team went to Didasko orphanage to hold a VBS and fix up the playground that we put in a few years ago. The VBS went very well, the kids loved singing, watching the skits, doing the crafts, and playing the games. After VBS we treated the children to some KFC for lunch. For those of you who never heard the story of Didasko, it was found on accident years ago when some TORCH members were going to the prison with some food. The team got lost and for some unknown reason took this random road in the middle of nowhere which lead them straight to Didasko. Jesus and Rosa, the people who run the orphanage said it was an answered prayer because the day we arrived they were on their final scoop of rice and beans, with no idea how they would provide the childrens next meal. We were able to stock their pantry and have been working with them since that day. God truly had a hand in leading usnto the children there.
I was then reconnected with a little girl named Rosa who I spent a lot of time with last year. This little girl is such a sweet girl, I am trule blessed to have seen her again. We also helped move the girls into a new dorm house, they were all so excited to be moving!
The team was able to get most of the playground fixed up as well and they put in a new slide for the children to play with.
Awesome! _Adam
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