Playing with Kids

My back is sore. I am constantly picking up kids all day. But I am enjoying every minute of it. First part is getting the kids out of bed, clothes on and fed and then out the door to school. Where 18 kids pile in a pick up truck . It is always quite a sight. Each kid is such a unique character and they are always making me laugh.  I also here my name about a thousand times everyday. In the morning I spend time with the disability kids doing exercises for them and then we play the drums. They have amazing rhythm here. Elliot always impresses me. She might have cerebral palsy but she can always create a beat with anything that is better than anything I could ever do. She is always laughing and always dancing. She is a real gift. Today I gave the kids pictures of themselves and letters from the youth group from Corpus Chrisit in Tucson. They were so excited. Half the kids cant read let alone english but they were so excited to get a piece of paper from someone in America. I cant express the excitement on there faces. What a treat for me. I am going to have the children write letters back to the youth group in the U.S.

Everyday I go bike riding with the bigger boys. The bikes here take such a big beaitng from the mud, dirt, and rain. Plus these are teenage boys so they don't take care of the bikes at all. I’m constantly having to tinker with the bikes here. 

Today was unique because I washed the dogs. They have 4 security dogs that have not been trained. People are scared of dogs in Tanzania. They are used for protection. It was an adventure to say the least because one of the dogs escaped me. 

As far as the container I am waiting for the tax exemption response from the TRA because the clearing agent told me they received the tax exemption letter. As soon as the clearing agency gets the cheque or remaining bill from he TRA I guess we can move forward then. Nothing is easy here yet hakuna mata. It is just life.