Good Morning Mr. Sun

Khula morning!!!  We walked in this morning to a beautiful circle of kiddos doing their morning songs...

Good morning Mr. Sun

Our day has just begun

We love to see your smiling face

Good morning Mr. Sun

We also visited the Go Go again this year.  She's so funny and feisty and I still have no idea what she's saying.  But she's one of the most talented and crafty people, making beautiful baskets and mats.  She hides her baskets and was somewhat shy to get more of them out today.  Mae and I had an interesting conversation about why she might not want to get them all out to sell.  My guess was that she wouldn't want to sell everything at once, mainly for 2 reasons...it takes her 3 days to make one basket and she needs a steady stream of income.  Or perhaps it's pride in her work, making it difficult to part with it?  When I learn Zulu, I will ask her ;-)

We came back into the classroom to have our music and lesson time.  I taught the kiddos a little Laurie Berkner, and they loved it!  We are the Dinosaurs and I'm Gonna Catch You.  Allie then lead us all in telling the story of Moses and the Red Sea.  We wrote a piggyback song to London Bridge and used streamers as our sea...

The afternoon was probably one if my most favorite times thus far.  We had a great time at Murchison with the after school kids.  You should see the way they come running towards the van when they see it arrive.  We could barely get out of it today as the kiddos stormed the door!  It is one of the best feelings and sights in the world.

I have grown particularly attached to two young girls who never fail in picking me out of the crowd.  We danced and played today, and at one point they asked to borrow my pen and then ran off.  Several minutes later, they returned with these...

I barely held it together!  What a lovely gesture!  I want to write more about our time here, but I need some time to process the experience.  It has caught me off guard in a lot of ways, but wonderfully so!

We are on our way to a second lodge today, so I'm unsure of how connected I will be able to be.  I will keep blogging as I can.  In the meantime, please keep praying for our health and safety, and the work we continue to do.  I pray for you all as well.  Please send me anything you need prayer for!  I would love to pray for you!

Much love,

Brandi