So this week, our schedule said that we would be touring Maputo and visiting the beach! But it is already Wednesday night and we haven't left the Seminary yet. We haven't given up just quite yet and are hoping we may go out on Friday, we'll just see what happens with the remainder of the week. Last night, Tomas, our site coordinator, came to as us if we could help paint a church on Thursday morning at 7:00 am (These are the postponed plans from last week). So tomorrow we will be getting up early to see if the plan really plays out.
Today we have worked on planning an after school program for the children here on Seminary. We are so excited! We will start the program next week and it will take place on: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for the next two weeks. (June 29th-July 10th.) We will have it from 2:30-4:30pm and will begin with worship music and a game outside. Then we will take all the kids into our house for crafts around the table and we'll end with a snack. Today we really worked on a lot of crafts and have started making examples to show the kids what their end products will look like. We will have things like popsicle stick-picture frames, noodle-necklaces, brown paper bag puppets, etc. It should be a lot of fun. We will end the second week with a giant Happy "Unbirthday" Party! The kids here don't know their birthdays (many of their parents don't even know them) and have never had a birthday party. So we have decided that this party is a neccesity! We will be making cupcakes- each with a candle, decorate, attempt to make a pinata, have pin the tail on the donkey and musical chairs, have them decorate goodie bags, etc. We're excited to have a fun, yet structured next couple of weeks with the kids.. I'll definitely keep you all posted on the progress!
Kristin is in the process of making clothes for all of the kids! She's great with the sewing machine and has already made three adorable dresses and will be making outfits for the boys too. We're hoping to wrap them all and give them as "birthday gifts." It's been so fun to act as "moms" to these kids. I'd say they have gotten us wrapped around their little fingers. (It's funny how that can happen) So that will also be one of the ongoing projects around this house.
In our guest house that we're staying in, we have a spare bedroom full of bunk beds, so on Friday night, we will take all the mattress' off the beds and put them on the floor of our living room and have a MOVIE NIGHT with all the kids!! The Restrick's have a projector so we will project a Disney movie on the wall and spend the evening with them. We may even introduce them to popcorn. It should be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to a great week. Continue to pray for the Restrick's as they are traveling into extremely primative areas and driving long distances. And we are also all getting sick (probably from these kids.) It just seems to be the typical cold, but it would be nice if it would pass quickly :) Thank you all again for all your encouragement, prayers, and messages. You don't know how much them mean and help!
Love Always, Allyson
Today we have worked on planning an after school program for the children here on Seminary. We are so excited! We will start the program next week and it will take place on: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for the next two weeks. (June 29th-July 10th.) We will have it from 2:30-4:30pm and will begin with worship music and a game outside. Then we will take all the kids into our house for crafts around the table and we'll end with a snack. Today we really worked on a lot of crafts and have started making examples to show the kids what their end products will look like. We will have things like popsicle stick-picture frames, noodle-necklaces, brown paper bag puppets, etc. It should be a lot of fun. We will end the second week with a giant Happy "Unbirthday" Party! The kids here don't know their birthdays (many of their parents don't even know them) and have never had a birthday party. So we have decided that this party is a neccesity! We will be making cupcakes- each with a candle, decorate, attempt to make a pinata, have pin the tail on the donkey and musical chairs, have them decorate goodie bags, etc. We're excited to have a fun, yet structured next couple of weeks with the kids.. I'll definitely keep you all posted on the progress!
Kristin is in the process of making clothes for all of the kids! She's great with the sewing machine and has already made three adorable dresses and will be making outfits for the boys too. We're hoping to wrap them all and give them as "birthday gifts." It's been so fun to act as "moms" to these kids. I'd say they have gotten us wrapped around their little fingers. (It's funny how that can happen) So that will also be one of the ongoing projects around this house.
In our guest house that we're staying in, we have a spare bedroom full of bunk beds, so on Friday night, we will take all the mattress' off the beds and put them on the floor of our living room and have a MOVIE NIGHT with all the kids!! The Restrick's have a projector so we will project a Disney movie on the wall and spend the evening with them. We may even introduce them to popcorn. It should be a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to a great week. Continue to pray for the Restrick's as they are traveling into extremely primative areas and driving long distances. And we are also all getting sick (probably from these kids.) It just seems to be the typical cold, but it would be nice if it would pass quickly :) Thank you all again for all your encouragement, prayers, and messages. You don't know how much them mean and help!
Love Always, Allyson
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