Dust is in the Air and our noses, hair, ears, eyes.....

Dust is in the air, and ears , and eyes, and hair, and nose.......

First day of the second week! All the kids came back so that's a good sign. Ha! Students are learning so much. Jewelry is being made, knots are being tied into beautiful things, inspirational music is being learned, paper is being rolled into beads, t-shirts are being repurposed, bags are being sewed, paper is being mached, a mural has been painted, electronics are electrifying minds, stitches are being crossed, games are being played, yarn has been knitted by the mile, banana bark is becoming beautiful, and tin artists are tapping away. We couldn't do any of this without our wonderful translators! Shout out to them! We get a variety of lunches every day at the school. Some days it's rice and beans and other days it's beans and rice. But always in abundance and delicious.

After school we got a tour of the impressive health center and hiked up to the water tower to see a beautiful view of Ganthier. This is where the students and patients live. The ride back to Hope House was a dusty one! We are extremely thankful for the van that shields us from it and keeps us cool. For everyone else in the truck they use a bandana or clean off later.

Back at Hope house there are chores that need to be done. Tuesday we all came together for various jobs. Some power washed an oven, others repaired screens on the porch or installed two ceiling fans in the kitchen and cleaned up and organized the work shed area by moving wood and metal pieces.

After the productive days we still have energy to learn each others crafts. We are then able to sit back and relax while we work on them waiting for the delicious meals prepared for dinner.

Tonight we were lucky enough to hear the sweet sounds of the Dixon girls singing as part of our devotions. We are so thankful to have such an amazing family at the Village of Hope.

Patrice and Marni