Day 4 - Nov 1 - Reshuffling of Roles

Day 4 Pastor John tried teaching some of the kids to play guitar before filling in as an Awana leader as Jordan and Deon were on home visits. He really had a great time filling in and joining in on the competitive games. We are also preparing 2 songs for Sunday's services.

Bill spent time with the children in Awana and felt 30 years younger and had a great time. He is excited to get started with the Village Savings and Loans training. We are gathering details for training starting Monday. We have met with some of the groups, but there are many more to meet as there are 20 in total.

Gary remains to be a strong leader ensuring that the team is doing ok and ensuring the team is comfortable in their roles. The staff has told Gary that they are very pleased with the way the team is interacting with all the children and the parents. We have become very close to the people of Marare and we are learning lots from them. The wheelbarrow tire worked well with the new wheelbarrow. We moved the smaller tire from the new wheelbarrow to an older one. They have never seen a solid foam tire and we know that it will make a big difference in moving heavy loads. They were very grateful. Jenni met her sponsored child Amina and got to hug and talk to her. Moses surprised Jenni with her sponsored child as she was not expecting To meet her until the home visit.

Rita continued with crocheting and will be starting sewing soon. The banana leaf greeting cards starts tomorrow as well. We did a few more sponsored child home visits today and were touched by the experiences. Jordan, Matt, and Diniz got to meet their sponsored children and were very blessed by the visits.