Time keeps slipping away from me- and before I know it, weeks have gone by since I have updated here.
We got a new little girl named Leticia the other day. She is four years old and seems to be adjusting to our home very nicely.
Two of our girls have malaria right now. Malaria seems to be hitting left and right all of a sudden. I am not sure why- but the amount of trips that I have been taking with kids to get malaria tests has shot up significantly in the last week in a half.
The longer I am here, the more settled in I get. I am very used to life at the home now. You never know what to expect. But somehow, you get used to that too. My day never goes the way I think it will. Clinic trips, malaria test trips, and random other things spring up out of the blue at all times of the day. It is the life here though- and like I said, you get used to even that.
The children are doing well for the most part. There are always stomach pains, flu's, or head aches going around- but for the most part- the children's spirits are high and there is much laughter and fun at our home. As with any home- we also have our fair share of fights, quarrels and problems. My patience is tested almost on a daily basis while dealing with these issues- but God continues to supply me with just the right amount of patience and wisdom needed for each day. Think how many quarrels or fights you have in a family with 4 kids- then think of how many you would have if you had 40 kids-and that is our life here! It is somehow humerous, yet difficult at times.
Although it is overwhelming at times to live at the home and be there 24/7- that is the life of a mother- and I am so glad that I get to live every day along side these children. I adore these children.
Frequent soccer games, tree climbing, and gymnastics with the boys, and dancing, singing, and jump rope with the girls- fill many parts of the week. Clinic trips, errands, church events, and pharmacy runs fill other parts of the week. The days and weeks are good though- and I am so thankful to be here.
I have come to love the african woman (mammas) who work at our home also. They have been such an encouragement to me. There are many laughs and talks with them as we peel potatos, bananas, and wash dishes. I am so thankful for them being in my life.
Please continue to pray for the children here. Pray for their health. Pray that God would make these children into men and women after his heart. Pray that God would give me the heart of a mother and that I would have the love, patience, wisdom, and energy of a mother.