Suffer not the little children to come unto me

Today was another exciting day. We started the day off with some french toast for breakfast. Then the women headed back to the nursery for another day of playing with the kids, telling them some bible stories about Jesus, singing some songs like "Jesus Loves Me" and "Jesus Loves the Little Children." They are all so precious. They told us their names again, their ages and their favorite fruits. One boy's answer was CHOCOLATE! And another girl's answer was SPAGHETTI.

The men (Stan, Steve, John & Ricky) stayed at Steve's house and did some more work with the solar panels and did some steel work. Later Sametta and Tina helped to plant some flowers and plants along the side of the house. Carol & Vernie ventured for a walk outside the compound. Connie took some pictures in her role as official photographer and spent some time writing in her journal and reflecting on her experiences so far.

Connie & Stan ventured out after dark to see the constellation the Southern Cross.

Polycarp was feeling better today so we praised the Lord for that. We were thrilled that he felt well enough to accompany us to the nursery. He did another great job interpreting today.

We visited with Isack (a local regional pastor) who came by to visit. We were disappointed that we could not visit with Asnath (his wife) as she was picking up her daughters from boarding school. They are currently working in Dodoma though their home is in a remote Maasai village named Mairowa. Isack presented us all with necklaces with a map of Africa and told us to be sure and come back and help Steve as he was now alone and needed help and encouragement. He also hoped that we would never forget Africa. I don't think that anyone could ever forget Africa after visiting here. It definitely captures your heart!

Tomorrow we plan on visiting Marty's gravesite. I'm sure this will be an emotional time for Steve as well as those of us who knew Marty. So please pray for God's presence and comfort to be with us as we go.