helping kids in need

This morning we visited Kyambogo Primary School, which is where the kids who live in the squatters’ houses go to school.  My group went with the kids from p.1 to p.3 (equivalent to 1st-3rd grades) and I got to see Josephine again!  She is so precious; I just love her.  It was really weird though because when we visit her at home, she is absolutely NUTS.  She is the one dancing in the corner, completely off-beat, hoping no one is watching her, and then giggles with possibly the cutest laugh I’ve ever heard when she sees me laughing at her.  However, at school she was really calm, most likely because she didn’t want to get caned by her teacher (yes, they still cane children in the schools here) so it was really weird to see that side of her.  But she still was cute as can be and hugged me upon leaving.  I’m really praying about whether I should sponsor her or someone on the waiting list.  

This afternoon we went to Kids In Need, an open-door policy orphanage of sorts in the area.  Basically, street children are allowed to live and go to school there, but they are also allowed to leave whenever they want.  We were supposed to help them paint some of the structures within the facility but we didn’t have any paint ready, so for a few hours we sat around and played with some of the kids.  It was really fun because there is this one boy Peter who is so amazing.  You can just tell he as a joy that can only come from the Lord.  We saw him last time and he just smiles and dances all the time, always asks how you are and wants to talk with you and learn from you.  He is simply amazing.  He taught me an African card game, which I promptly beat him at, and I taught him an American card game, which he beat me at.  It was really fun just hanging out and talking with him.  We finally got the paint with only about 2 hours left in our visit time, but we only had like 2 or 3 paintbrushes, so I ended up just playing with the kids for longer.  

Not much more to comment on, but I was definitely relieved to have a more relaxed day today.