Super Saturday

We had a great day today. As I write this, we are having a Brie (African BBQ party...although my spelling is questionable!) with the kids, the Aunties who take care of the kids, Pastor Hess and some of the Church members from the tent church in block E. It's amazing! Before the Brie started we gave each child a new outfit to wear...it was so great to see their excited faces! Also, because of the Church's generosity and the fundraising efforts of the youth and young adults, we were able to give each auntie $200 namibian during the party. They were so thankful! One auntie said that she has been praying for weeks because she needs $300 to send her son to highschool next year but she had no money (it needs to be paid next week). Her son is a bright young boy who we have gotten to know and love here at the orphanage...your gift will help make that possible! Also we were able to bless the orphanage with the following (in Namibian dollars which are about 4 to 1 with Canadian dollars):

• $19,000 to help pay for building/fixing etc.. and also to pay the cost of our team being here
• $1,000 gift to George and Anne-Marie
• $12,000 to pay for their Care and Compassion ministry (to the sick in block E) to continue for the next year
• $1,200 to pay for the afternoon kids club to continue for a year
• $3,360 shopping spree for Anne-Marie for the things that the kids need right away (all of the boys underwear could be stored in one shoebox and they haven't had toilet paper in a while!)
• about two years worth of clothes, at least for some sizes.

Thank-you so much for blessing this place and for allowing us the blessing to be the bearers of good news!

Apart from just money, the kids were given glow in the dark sticks, balloon animals...it was a real party! I can see already that team members are starting to anticipate and dread the Monday departure. Please pray for us!

Apart from the party, we spent most of Saturday hanging out at the Ark with the kids, doing team interviews so that people could express their feelings and experiences on film, and in the morning we hiked to the highest mountain (well...second highest once we got up there to see the other mountain!) just outside of Rehoboth where we could see the whole town. All in all it was super day that our team will not soon forget!

Tomorrow's a church day...please remember to pray for Pastor Scott as he speaks. We'll tell you what other fun festivities are planned for Sunday on our next posting!

Blessings