Day 4: Play Day

Woke up at 7:00am for food/devotionals. Went to Pastor Biju's (TIM's Client) orphanage to play with the kids since both clients wanted us to meet the children at the orphanages. We met a bunch of boys from the age range of 6-13. There were around 20 or so children and they were very disciplined. We pulled out a soccer ball and then their eyes lit up. The pastor allowed them to start playing so they all immediately ran to the soccer ball and started kicking it in every direction possible including over the fence. The nets and teams were not even set up but we threw a few kids into goal position and then when other kids with the ball scored, they all raised their hands as if they had won a huge game. It was a lot of fun playing here, and then we ended up going to the other clients orphanage. Rev. Abraham (ECFC's client) took us first to the Barnabas Orphanage, to meet the boys who sang for us, and introduced themselves and then showed us their living areas. There were about 30-40 boys at this orphanage which was also a school and the amount of mosquitoes in this building was incredible. I think all of the interns/volunteers were itching to get out of that orphanage, but at the same time still curious to know more about the children there. We went then to the Esther orphanage and met the girls. There were about 10-15 girls at this orphanage and it was a lot cleaner with less mosquitoes. They also sang for us and shared their dreams and goals. Most want to become doctors, a few engineers. Surprisingly, from all of the orphanages, none wanted to become architects.

Interesting sight of the day:
When we got to Abraham's orphanage, we stood at the gate. A random buffalo walked up to where the gate was and then stood in front of the gate and peed a waterfall it was basically the same as an over pressured hose pipe spraying at full force. But it gets better, there was another buffalo that was behind it, that came up to it and started drinking the urine as it came out. I couldn't bring myself to watch, so I didn't take a picture, but I know you wanted to hear that story so I thought I'd share.