SO here is a conglomerate of things...videos, pictures and words from one of our sweet participants this week in Tanzania, Gil Batista. Enjoy!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOD6p7WPMYc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
There are not enough words to explain what I experience at our first Distribution site called "Neighbor Without Borders". This was an orphanage and these kids were older, anywhere from 16, 17 18 years of age. It was so cool interacting with them. We were greeted with hand shakes and hugs and for some reason I had them laughing every time I said, Jambo Jambo….which means Hello Hello. For some reason they thought it was really funny. We got a tour of the facility and then we distributed shoes. Katie was laughing at us because the whole distribution was a big mess….but we just hung in there and went with the flow…..We definitely learned what ”NOT” to do for tomorrow. Sasha had this great idea and she brought a Polaroid camera….this was a big hit!!! The kids loved Rick and for those of you that don’t know who Rick is…..well, he’s literally from The North Pole (look it up, one does exist in Alaska) and he has a beard white and long like Santa Clause. The kids loved him!! We sang Happy Birthday to Patty and the cool part…the kids sang Happy Birthday to Patty. I can just go on and on, but I didn’t see one S4S volunteer without a kid hanging from their shoulder. Karen made a great comment and she said, “We (Americans) often take joy for granted because we can give joy and receive joy all for FREE, but for some reason we (Americans) think that Joy comes at a cost”, these kids were truly joyful for just that fact that we came to there site to visit them and it was truly a joyful experience that I will take with me forever.
Now as we were getting ready to leave, the kids sang a song and we danced. The kids sang a song and a portion of the song had your name in it….when you here your name you go into the circle and dance…..man did they get a kick out of this!!! Everyone Danced and if you could only see the faces on these kid. As we got on the bus and we waved our goodbyes, we left a small piece of our hearts and we will cherish this memory forever. As Janae mentioned, In that moment in time we felt like ‘Family”!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOD6p7WPMYc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
There are not enough words to explain what I experience at our first Distribution site called "Neighbor Without Borders". This was an orphanage and these kids were older, anywhere from 16, 17 18 years of age. It was so cool interacting with them. We were greeted with hand shakes and hugs and for some reason I had them laughing every time I said, Jambo Jambo….which means Hello Hello. For some reason they thought it was really funny. We got a tour of the facility and then we distributed shoes. Katie was laughing at us because the whole distribution was a big mess….but we just hung in there and went with the flow…..We definitely learned what ”NOT” to do for tomorrow. Sasha had this great idea and she brought a Polaroid camera….this was a big hit!!! The kids loved Rick and for those of you that don’t know who Rick is…..well, he’s literally from The North Pole (look it up, one does exist in Alaska) and he has a beard white and long like Santa Clause. The kids loved him!! We sang Happy Birthday to Patty and the cool part…the kids sang Happy Birthday to Patty. I can just go on and on, but I didn’t see one S4S volunteer without a kid hanging from their shoulder. Karen made a great comment and she said, “We (Americans) often take joy for granted because we can give joy and receive joy all for FREE, but for some reason we (Americans) think that Joy comes at a cost”, these kids were truly joyful for just that fact that we came to there site to visit them and it was truly a joyful experience that I will take with me forever.
Now as we were getting ready to leave, the kids sang a song and we danced. The kids sang a song and a portion of the song had your name in it….when you here your name you go into the circle and dance…..man did they get a kick out of this!!! Everyone Danced and if you could only see the faces on these kid. As we got on the bus and we waved our goodbyes, we left a small piece of our hearts and we will cherish this memory forever. As Janae mentioned, In that moment in time we felt like ‘Family”!
Stay tuned, folks! More to come!!
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