Saturday, June 12, 2010
This morning we went to the house of a man in Kapalanga who had asked for more teaching and offered his home (a reed home) as a gathering place. Ten adults came to the teaching on baptism. Two of those adults want to be baptized. We will attend their baptism next Saturday morning. Many children (35-40) gathered in the yard outside the hut for teaching as well. They laid reed mats on the sand for the children to sit on, and brought out stools for us. Todd and one of the missionaries taught the adults. Michelle, Gabrielle, Joshua, Jared, Danielle, Zach, and another missionary told stories and sang songs with the children. The children crowded around us. They wanted to touch our hair and lean on us. As we left, they all wanted hugs. They receive very little attention from adults in this culture. They are starving for love. Young girls, 5 and 6 years old, are caring for babies. They carry them around and are responsible for them. But they are children, just like our children. They play and laugh. They like to play ball, but do not have money for balls. So they take lots of plastic bags, shape them into a ball, and tie them with strings. This is their "soccer ball".
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