Shhhh!

The house is quiet, shhhhh!  It's only me and the caretaker here.  My boys have gone to the nearby town of Egerton to do campus ministry with the ACO interns (all 20 of them) who are in Nakuru for the weekend doing mission work.  Today they joined us at the Virginia Home for an all out party!

The interns had a great time (I think).  They were welcomed by the children with singing and dancing...and tonight my boys are hanging with them.  It's good for them to get to hang out with some other kids and it's good for me to have some quiet time.  

Tomorrow I'm going to give my "mom speech" to the kiddos we are sponsoring to go to secondary school.  You know the one:  "You must keep a certain GPA or you will go on probation.  If you do not bring your grades up to that GPA in the next term, we will no longer sponsor you."  It's the same speech I have given to my own children, so I have no problem saying it, and I feel a certain responsibility to those of you who have chosen to sponsor them.  No one wants to feel their money is going to waste, and I'm not going to ask someone for their money just to keep these children in "daycare".  Ya get my drift?  So hopefully the talk goes well.  I've given several of them the head's up and their reactions were mixed.

I also have a couple of children on my mind currently.  They are children who have pretty much been discarded by their parents and yet, they are bright and funny and I really believe they have a future with a little help from us!  I'd love to invest in these children and see where it goes:  Ann, Mary, Kevin, and Brighton.  I am praying for guidance on what I should do about these children.  I really want to help give them hope and a future.  I'll try to take photos of them in the next day or so, and post them.  All except Mary.  She is at the Remand Home where photos are not allowed.

Ann is the first girl we met at the Virginia Home.  She is the reason we came back a second time.  I have known her for over two years.  She has grown into a beautiful hard headed young woman.  Her transformation is amazing.  When I wonder if we have made strides in our work with the Virginia Home, She used to want to be a dentist.  I'll have to ask her tomorrow if that's still the case.

I did get to Skype with my hubby for 40 minutes and my daughter popped in to say hello as well.  For some reason they couldn't see me, but I could see them and it was nice!  I'm now in a blackout and mosquitos are attacking me...so much for my quiet time!  

I am blessed and it was another amazing day, even with it's challenges which are called "life".  Ha!  Have a good night!