5-26 (also a couple days late)

Sorry for the double-blog in one day, but you recall that our internet connectivity is sketchy. Today was quite a workout. We cleaned out several rooms that will be used either as common rooms for the kids, or as part of the next flat. There is quite a bit left to do, but we made a good dent in it today. Bed will be welcome tonight.


Some of us then turned our attention to some stumps. We called this “Stumphenge”


Even the kids got in on it! Here Pheello (Pee-ay-lo) and Tankiso (ton-kees-oh) actually took their own out themselves.


Lehlohonolo (Leh-cleh-no-lo) preferred swinging the sledge at a much larger target.


We burn them tomorrow, so look for those pictures!

The three of them then took three of us on at a game of soccer. Let’s just say that one lesson we learned today was not to play soccer against kids half our size, especially after stumping trees all afternoon.

The kids are beginning to open up to us and especially enjoy making fun of our attempts to pronounce their names. In all fairness, they don’t do so well at ours either.

You just can’t help but love them. They certainly can be sneaky, especially when it comes to doing their jobs (chores) and homework. It is great to hear them laugh and play and they all love to smile. When you think of where they have come from, it is truly a miracle.

It is not unlike the dung heap of our sin out of which God saves us. We have no idea what pleasure we can have until we find it in Him.