Village Bible Church || Aurora | Indian Creek | Sugar Grove | IL

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Thursday, July 8th

Today was an exciting day. We went up for “Morning Glory” (devotional time with the high schoolers) as we do every morning at 7am. Harriet, the housekeeper, made some awesome Spanish omelettes for breakfast, which is a change from the usual bread, peanut butter and bananas we normally get. Keith, Max, Kaity, Liz (a college age volunteer from nearby Kabale) and I all decided to go up the hill to the primary to spend the recess time with the children since it was our last day. It was so much fun! Max brought his football (soccerball) and all the children loved playing so much, even though it kept getting kicked down the side of the mountain and had to go get retrieved often. Linda sent up a beach ball with me and I blew it up for the children. They were just amazed as they watched me blow it up. I don’t think they had ever seen one before. When it was full, I hit it up in the air with my hand and all the children went crazy, screaming and laughing and trying to keep it going. It was really windy which meant it kept going over the side of the mountain, but they continued on. It was so awesome to see how something so little, that our American children take so for granted, was so enjoyed by these kids.

The highlight of the day was that Kaity and I each chose a child to sponsor. It was children from the primary school that we had bonded with throughout the week. The girl I had chosen is named Costa. Harriet, who is the housekeeper but also sort of what we would consider a caseworker, suggested that we go to see where the children live and meet their guardians. They took the children out of school a little early so we could leave in a truck down the mountain. Costa was so excited, because she had never had a ride in a vehicle before in her life. ~Amy Hett~