After squeezing everyone in our group into one van, we made our way to the school. Today, Tuesday, was one of the most rewarding days because the children at the school received their brand new uniforms and shoes! Each of the children stood up in front of their peers and teachers and received a uniform. Everyone sang "We are proud of you!" to each kid. The kids had the brightest look on their face and seemed immensely proud. We started fitting the kids for shoes after each uniform had been distributed. To me, seeing the kids with new shoes was a treasure. Before today, some of the kids wore shoes 4 sizes too big or shoes that they could not run in. Now they each have a sturdy pair of shoes! Later they got a chance to run around and play in the new outfits.
My favorite part of the day was when our team walked over to the orphanage. As soon as one of us steps foot into the orphanage center we are swarmed by the children wanting to hold our hands. On Monday we started making stuffed dolls with the kids from the orphanage. They each got to stuff their doll, draw a face on it, and then kiss a heart and place it into the doll. When we arrived at the orphanage today, all of the dolls had been sewn shut and brought back. One by one we called a child's name to come and get their complete doll. To the children it seemed like Christmas! They all played with us and their dolls. Before it was time to leave we gave each child a Starburst to eat to top everything off!
During the day Sam worked extremely hard building a hand washing station for the school. It will enable the kids to wash their hands before they eat lunch or whenever their hands are dirty. Liz also made great progress on the large painting of our team logo on the school wall! Good job to both Sam and Liz on their projects!
Tune in tomorrow to hear about the handing out of backpacks!
Alex Stern
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