first (wonder)full day

I made it through my first full day, and I didn’t even get pooped on. Apparently that means I’m off to a good start! 

It was quite an eventful morning. There was a piñata for the older kids, so we got to spend some time at the toddler house and watch that. The kids were so excited, and watching the nannies swing at their own piñata was one of the funniest things I have ever seen! They were hysterical making fun of each other.

After the piñata broke, the kids were out of control and dog piled going for the candy. It was the coolest thing though because I watched a girl open a single piece of Dubble Bubble gum and break it up to share with the kids around her. There have been several times when I’m just amazed at how the kids take care of each other. They all get along so well.

Afterwards I got to meet the 8 kids that I’ll have over these three weeks! I have an awesome group, and it feels good to finally be working with them. I have six boys and two girls, and it’s fun getting to know their different personalities. A few are extremely shy, and others giggle constantly. It’s great. I can’t post their names on the blog…but I will try to upload some pictures and will use nicknames for them. They all have such different needs, whether it’s learning to sit up on their own or mastering walking. A lot of them also just need food and nourishment. But more than anything you can tell that the kids simply cherish the attention and quality time spent with them.

It’s great watching the other volunteers work with their kids. They all have huge hearts, and I can tell that you truly do fall in love with the kids you work with. They steal your heart pretty quickly.

Dinner was delicious tonight, and we ended the night holding some babies and watching the most incredible sunset I’ve seen in awhile. It was the perfect ending to a long day. We were talking about how all of your stress and fatigue disappears when you hold the babies. They are the sweetest things, and the joyful smiles on their faces are contagious.

Continue to pray for these babies…that their overall health and wellbeing would continue to improve as they prepare for adoption. Pray that we can love them diligently and have the strength to serve well!

 

I’ll try to keep posting frequently…but daily posts might be kind of difficult with the internet here. And pictures are quite a task…so bear with me!

P.S. I found out that my name means “Soap Suds” in Creole. Needless to say, the older Haitian girls found it pretty funny when I introduced myself.