Remember that old song by the Mama's and Papa's? They were not looking forward to that day. However, after Sunday, we were ready to go. The medical team knew it was going to be a extremely busy day especially after "free medical care" had been announced in church. It wasn't long before there enough people lined up to be seen for the day. There's nothing more difficult than to have to turn people away simply because the need is greater than the resources. Procedural changes had been made to make it a better environment for the team to be able to serve. The VBS team was busy, too, but had made adjustments to help out. We had translators (church pastor, house mom & dads, Rose, etc.) to help out with all but the older children who's English was pretty good.
With communication improved, the children were better able to follow instructions. The afternoon was unstructured and a lot of fun. The kids enjoyed Naomi's safari game, having the fingernails painted (boys, too!), flying a kite (Kevin had a hard time with it, but the kids knew how to work it better.), and Sharon's Noah card matching game, not to mention some serious rope jumping. The normal sounds of children playing were great to hear, just like any children around the world. But, of course, they are like any other children.
Remember that old song by the Mama's and Papa's? They were not looking forward to that day. However, after Sunday, we were ready to go. The medical team knew it was going to be a extremely busy day especially after "free medical care" had been announced in church. It wasn't long before there enough people lined up to be seen for the day. There's nothing more difficult than to have to turn people away simply because the need is greater than the resources. Procedural changes had been made to make it a better environment for the team to be able to serve. The VBS team was busy, too, but had made adjustments to help out. We had translators (church pastor, house mom & dads, Rose, etc.) to help out with all but the older children who's English was pretty good. 
With communication improved, the children were better able to follow instructions. The afternoon was unstructured and a lot of fun. The kids enjoyed Naomi's safari game, having the fingernails painted (boys, too!), flying a kite (Kevin had a hard time with it, but the kids knew how to work it better.), and Sharon's Noah card matching game, not to mention some serious rope jumping. The normal sounds of children playing were great to hear, just like any children around the world. But, of course, they are like any other children.
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