Hey!! This is Gabrielle. I get to update the blog today!! Which is sorta strange actually because I'm still not sure what a blog is...
Anyways, we almost decided not to go to the orphanage this morning. Daddy, Mommy, and Christian were so sick. Us kids went on with Uncle Jeff (yeah he's just like an uncle now!) and Hadassah. Our friends Bo Melissa and Bo Gerry came to share the experience. When we pulled up to the orphanage, there were, oh about 150 kids seated outside waiting for us. They were singing. It's hard to describe just how sweet that sound was. They sang a long time after we sat down. One song they sang said, "We have gathered here today by the mercy of the Lord." They had such sweet harmony it was hard to keep from crying. When they finished singing, one of the teachers said how glad they were that we had come. He said, "We have been waiting a very long time for the missionaries to come, and now they are here, just as they promised." Boy! Are we glad we didn't stay home today!! Uncle Jeff introduced everybody and then Caleb took charge- he's good at this kinda stuff :) We sang a few songs and shared our Creation to Christ story. We gave the orphanage a couple of soccer balls and all the children lined up so we could hand out little toys. They were singing the whole time :) It was a really cool way to spend our morning. I could've stayed all day and sang with them. These kids really don't have anybody. Both parents are dead (because, by law, that is the only way a child can be in an orphanage in Zambia), and they have no relatives to take them in. No way can we comprehend just how special our visit was today. I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be here and it's amazing what we've seen and done. Praise God!!!