Another Great Day with the Children

 Singing, dancing, praising

Singing with Moses

We’re at the halfway point of our journey.  Our internal time clocks are just about adjusted to the time change.  Today has been a long awaited part of the week.   We got to visit the clinic which cares for the littlest ones here in the village.  The children are well taken care of by the doctors here.   The chicken pox virus has not found its way inside yet, thankfully.  The children are just so precious and handing them back over to the nannies was very difficult.  We are sure to return there tomorrow!

Working with the children this morning

Vivian made Amanda smile 

The children continue to come excited to the teaching time each morning.  They have already learned the songs and enter the activity room singing them before we even get started!  Two of the children here, Seth and Eric, were ecstatic to be a part of the Creation Train.  “All Aboard….Choo Choo!” Today many of them finished up the Creation T-shirts they have been working on this week.  They were so excited to put on their shirts and show them to the others.  The lesson room is now covered with fish and penguins that the kids enjoyed making as part of the craft.

Doing crafts with the children 

This afternoon we were able to return for another power trip to Wal-Mart.  We were able to purchase additional supplies and needs for the village and the children here.  After dropping off the supplies back at the village, we ventured out for dinner at University City, a local spot with a mixture of restaurants with American and Chinese cuisine.  This time we did not have an interpreter which made things a little more interesting when ordering.  We appreciate the signs and menus with English translations!

Eating at Hollywood

Practicing for the concert for Friday night beside a table with the other half of the donated items we were able to purchase at Walmart

Our daily schedule continues to be fluid and ongoing and has kept our trip exciting.  Tomorrow, in the morning we are scheduled to visit the Agape House and in the afternoon, we hope to have McDonalds with the kids and enjoy a movie with them.

The group was filled with praise when we learned that Kelli received her passport and visa today. She will return to Beijing tomorrow to pay for her visa, but she will be returning home with us on Monday!