Shema! Shema Shema! And Relish!

Today I got an early start and arrived at Haven 2 a half an hour earlier than usual. Since I was the only white person there, the kids overwhelmed me! But it was nice, exactly what I needed. Leah sought me out and crawled a great distance to sit near me. She is so sweet! This morning when the sessions started I again took Maureen out to play on the play ground. Today we tried the big slide, and with some assistance on the way down she had a great time! Eventually it was tea time and we headed back together, and then I left Haven 2 and worked with Virginia in Haven 1. Virginia is an older  baby in Haven 1 and should be walking by now, so I took her out on the front porch and practiced with her. Eventually she got tired of that so we laid on the concrete porch and talked it out until it was time for me to switch. Later I picked up Cathy. Today we played with the ball and I tried to get her to crawl. She did not like it one bit. She would just cry on the floor. Botias, another baby would crawl over to her and try to assist, but he was unable to console her.

For lunch today we had our traditional Zambian meal of Shema and chicken. Most of the girls this year do not enjoy shema at all so I had a very large portion of shema and was full the rest of the day. Because so many people dislike shema, I decided to make up many many songs about the shema. Kara also assisted. Shema, shema shema! and Relish goes to the tune of Peanut, Peanut butter! and Jelly! We sang many other great hits. I'm sure we will come out with a cd soon!

During the afternoon I held Rita. She was having a rough day. Her eyes were irritated again, and she didn't want to eat. Eventually she fell asleep in my arms after a lots of coaxing. I then headed to Haven 2 and hung out with the toddlers there until it was time to leave. This evening Ellie Hamby arrived, along with her son Cale, and James. They are here to get ready for the medical mission coming up in July.

This evening the power went out, so I went out with Ian and watched the stars for a long time. Then eventually we decided that sneaking up on the girls would be a fun idea. When the power came back on Webster lead us in some singing in the Mann house. Our group will be practicing alot to get ready for our singing in Kasibi! when we get to sing for the church there!

Later in the evening Ian found some Innova discs in the closet. Some Aviar putters and Shark mid range discs. These discs are used to play disc golf, one of my favorite hobbies! I am looking forward to teaching Webster, Justine and Ian how to throw them tomorrow.

Thank you for all your prayers and support!

Ben