So we have finished three of four days at the Ministry of Insured Salvation Orphanage. I will have to say that we have all not been terribly impressed with the conditions there; the grounds are littered with sharp refuse, the kids are malnourished, and we question the heart of the proprietor. As well, the kids have just been through a scabies outbreak, and many of their scalps bear the remnants of that infection. Which is worrying, figuring that a significant number of the children are possibly HIV positive.
However, the kids, dirty and stunted as they are, are incredibly loving and fun. They take great care of one another, and choose favorites among us to claim as their own. I have two or three myself, whose best attempt at my name has remained “Dun-kee,” and all the others team members have been adopted themselves.
The art camp has been going… okay, as there is somewhat of a language barrier keeping us from fully communicating what we meant to have the kids learn and experience. Some of the Youth for Christ, a team of local youngsters who we are partnering with for some sort of extended relationship with the orphanage after we leave, have been helping with translating, and they have been a great joy to have around.
Also, we spent some time painting some murals and pictures in the church building of the orphanage, and they have come out wonderfully! It’s pretty cool what can be done in 2 days, and hopefully we can have some sort of lasting impression through the painting we did, and the involvement of YfC once we’re gone.
And there’s other things I could mention, some of it centering around our concern for the cost and questionable effectiveness of short term missions, but we are still having a blast here and learning much about many things.
But for now, enjoy some pictures!
(This blog is actually by Duncan!)
5 comments:
Wonderful pictures and updates...posted to the blog of two wonderful kids. Love to you both...Mama W
PS - Your Daddy is already requesting a CD of EVERY picture taken....can you guess why?! :)
It kind of makes your heart melt, doesnt it?
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