I'm Here!!!

So, for my first message from Agape, it will be short.  I got here yesterday at about noon South African time.  We got picked up from the airport after 19 hours of flying adn went straight to our volunteer house.  The house is NOTHING like what I pictured, it's HUGE.  3 bedrooms. a kitchen, living room, 2 bathrooms and 2 spare rooms.  We got settled in and unpacked and we were picked up to get a quick introduction to Agape.  We met the kids who were instantly thrilled to meet us.  We palyed and I knew I'd love it right away.  They are so friendly and happy you jsut can't help but love them right off the bat. I met a girl named Lucia, 13 years old.  She LOVED that I was from America and that I had seen Alicia Keys in concert and hteat I've been to New York City.  She speaks perfect English, one of the few who do.  We talked almost the whole time I was there.  She started to let me into her life and reasons for having to come to Agape, but we had to leave before she could say. We stayed for about an hour and a half and went over to the shopping center.  There's a grocery store and ATM, Internet Cafe( that's where I am now), post office, etc.   We got groceries  for dinner and went back to the house.  We ate dinner, showered and relaxed, playing cards until bed.  I slept liek a baby I was so exhausted.  We got around 7:30 and got ready to leave for Agape at 9.  We got there this morning and all the older kids were already gone to school.  SO we helped with the small kids coloring followed by snack and playtime on the playground.  After playtime it was time for lunch.  They all sit nicely adn wait to be served the food the aunties made.  They had a bowl of stew with a slice of bread.  They then brush their teeth in a little circle nad get ready for nap.  It's incredible how different a day care center is here then at home.  For our standards we would say it is very dirty and not enough space for all these children, with very little structure or supervision.  But if you think about where these kids would be if it weren't for Agape you get a different perspective of it.  They are happy, healthy, fed, clothed and for the most part clean.  
             I can't say enough about the Aunties either.  They do evreything from cleaning clothes to making meals to cleaning diapers.  These women work so hard to give these kids a semi- normal life.  I am very proud to be a part of this project for the time that I will be here.  
          That's all for now, I have to get back, the little kids will be waking up from nap soon.  I will post pictures as soon as I can!!!!
         

Add reaction

Name *:
E-mail *:	(will not be visible)
Content *:
Anti spam *:	Type the code on the left in the box below