school feeding

Oops! I completely forgot my promise to tell about the school and community feedings, as well as the baby place.

So, the school feeding was awesome! I went with the Pastors Selina, who are partnering with Sinakekele and who have donated Ruth her land. It was a rural primary school, and it was jam-packed! When we showed up they were in the middle of an open-air assembly in the outdoor common-area type place. Some kids did a few readings, some put on skits, and others did dances. Then Pastor Selina went up and did a 10min message and a prayer, and we began to feed. Basically, we bring these 6 MASSIVE, and I mean MASSIVE, pots of brianny (I don't know the real spelling), which is an Indian rice dish with potatoes and meat. The food is literally shoveled into big bowls, which are then carried to each class, and all the kids get one plate. It was quite the undertaking! But the kids were so grateful and so cute. It was a lot of fun meeting some of them and chatting, and of course I took about a billion pictures! They all loved to see their photos on the digital screen :) The Selina's said that oftentimes the meal they serve there is the only meal most of the kids get that week.

The next day we did a community feeding from the Selina's home. Again, Pastor Selina gave a short message, and then we sang some songs (man, can the Zulu people sing!) and then some testimonies and then we eat! Their son, Josiah, and I were in charge of entertaining the kids who came early by leading them in some action songs, so it was a lot of fun, it definitely brought back the VBS days!

Then, the baby place. The one we went to is right here in Durban, actually next to the grocery store we often shop at! So I wish we'd hooked up with them earlier...next time! Anyways, we went and played with the 3 toddlers there for a while, and then the babies woke up. They have 3 babies right now, and one is about to be adopted, yay! They were so tiny and so cute!!! It was a lot of fun! It was exciting and encouraging to see something like that running, and to see what Ruth's ministry might look like when it is fully up and running!

So some great experiences, each different and special, and all made memories in my heart. Also all highly documented by camera, pictures to come later, probably after I arrive back in Canada!