Orphanage update

Lily's teacher, Trudi, had tears in her eyes as she informed us yesterday that Lily came up to her and asked if she (Lily) could pray for the class that day! We were both shocked!  Not only that Lily would initiate it, but also that she would pray in front of the entire class.  What a huge step of faith!  Someone prays at the beginning of class each day.  Lily told us later that she'd been wanting to make sure she has a turn before she leaves.  I asked what she prayed and she said "All I can remember is 'God, thank you that we all get to be here today.  I pray that we can all have a good day and that there won't be kissing'"!  What?  Kissing?  Lol!  She said "Because we aren't allowed to kiss at school, Mom." Oh!  Well that's a good rule:).  Her teacher said it was a beautiful prayer (and didn't mention the kissing part:))  She also told us that Lily has really come out of her shell this semester.  We're so proud of her!

Lily and Lindo

After we picked Lily up from school, we all headed over to the orphanage.  A couple of weeks ago Lily's friend, Lindo, wrote Lily a note saying she missed her and asking about her since we hadn't been in awhile.  The kids are always asking to go, and they LOVE it!  They feel so comfortable there.  We had a great time playing with the kids and fed them biltong and orange slices.  But in the process of talking to Pastor J and his wife, we learned that they are completely out of food and money for the month. In South Africa, everyone gets paid once a month at the end of the month.  So, the last part of the month is always tight for people, and then the stores explode with people after pay day.  But to hear that the kids couldn't have lunch at school yesterday, and that they were crying and confused about why, broke our hearts.  It obviously breaks their heart as well to not be able to feed their 22 children.  I asked Mama I what supplies we could bring tomorrow (today), and she said red meat and chicken.  Our team pulled together resources and is going to bring them groceries today.  The problem is, that it's raining.  When it's raining, the dirt roads in the township that lead us to the orphanage get washed out and it's difficult to get to them.  Please pray that we can get the food in to them today.  Pray also for God's DAILY provision for their every need.  They are so full of faith, and rarely share their need, but they are really struggling.  Thank you!