And it's true, you know?
This was the first time that Melissa and Hannah and Samuel and Sarah got to see the orphanage and meet the kids. The occasion was a Saturday morning "Bible Club" that Miss Jane was starting today.
The passage of the morning was Mark 10:13-16:
And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all." And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.
After working to memorize the Scripture passage, the kids made little name cards ...
And they were so proud of them!
We ended our time together with some banana cake that Melissa baked before we left home, and the kids were excited to get some homemade sweets. I was impressed with how they waited so very patiently until all were served and a prayer was offered before they had permission to begin eating.
When we were finished, Jane found out that the neighbor who usually provided the orphanage with their only source of running water - a hose snaked through their back wall - had decided to conserve her water and, thus, the kids had no water to bathe in. Caleb and I offered to help drive their barrel down to the nearest pump to collect some water and bring it back in order to save them the trouble of going down with a wheel barrow to do it later.
A couple of the boys were eager to help and gladly jumped into the back of the mission pickup truck I was driving.
We drove down to the main road and found the pump and started filling our five gallon buckets, dumping the water into the barrel and then repeating. Caleb got a workout at the pump!
Teamwork!
By the time we got the water back to the orphanage, Caleb and the other boys were a bit damp from sloshing water. By the time we got the barrel off the pick up, one of the little guys was quite ready for his bath.
And Caleb had a bit of extra time to play tag with the kids in front of their house.
Indeed, Jesus loves the little children!
ALL the children of the world!
Jane is planning on doing the Bible Club every two weeks and we are hoping to be involved on a regular basis. We're looking forward to getting to know these little guys and girls on a first name basis!
Here are just a few more:
P.S. Caleb's "old friend" Enel was there, helping Miss Jane with translating some of her English into Creole and it was so good to see him again.
We love you guys and your willingness to help me with the little Children. They love so much having American children join them.
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