Troops to the Rescue....

On Thursday, Lana and I picked up a young volunteer named Tyler who is from the states.  He is great!!  He is a recent college grad and will be at Opens Arms Home for five or six months.  The children were immediately drawn to him.  What a great role model for these children!!  And I am excited to have another volunteer to share the children with!

Today was a gorgeous day so we played outside all morning - they love the "hokey pokey", "duck, duck, goose", and "red light, green light".  Musical chairs was a bit more of a challenge as the little ones always cry when they don't get a chair.  We will continue to work on that game.  We also collected and painted rocks.

About half the children assisted with making lunch today which was pizza.  They are great helpers and were involved with kneading the dough, rolling the dough out, shredding the cheese, and sprinkling ingredients on the pizza.  The pizzas were delicious!!

Then we took the nine older children to the sea!  It was so much fun!!  We all ran along the beach, in and out of the waves, collected shells and stones.  Then it was up to the dunes!  Lots of races up and down the dunes, playing in the sand, and just enjoying all the beach had to offer.  The children are great singers and lots of songs are sung as we are riding in the van.  Today was the first time I heard them sing a native Xhosa song which was great!  I hope to record them.  We thought we had worn the children out pretty good, however I think they all got a second wind following dinner!  They sure have some energy!!

I on the other hand do not have a second wind!  It will be a bath, maybe some reading, and I shall sleep soundly knowing all our munchkins are safe.