a day in our lives.

Our days would start at 6 or 7 every morning and this was usually because the stupid chickens woke us up. So yes for those of you who know me, I was up before the sunrise! Be proud! Usually in the mornings we would go and make an appointment to present the True Love Waits program at a school or we would actually do the presentation. We had to rely on public transportation to get us to all the schools, which could be very annoying. We would have to sit around and wait on a kombi (van) to come and pick us up or wait on the kombi to fill up because the drivers refused to leave if it was not completely full. After the presentation we would go home and eat lunch. Then we had Bible study with the people in the community in the afternoon. Each of us would take turns preparing a message to present to the people. After Bible study the kids usually came and played at our house. We would have anywhere from 6-20 kids playing in our yard. And they love anything and everything you did with them. They liked songs, playing soccer, throwing Frisbee, jump rope, coloring and drawing, and dancing. They were so much fun to be around and by the end of the summer they were very comfortable with us. So we were able to hug and to just love on them! We would send the kids home once it got dark outside. Then it was dinner time! We usually had rice with vegetables mixed in, with chicken or beef. Some nights we had potato salad, beet root, or mash. Mash is like mashed potatoes but with vegetables. So we had squash mash or pumpkin mash. Some times we had thick porridge instead of rice. The best way I can describe thick porridge is it is the same consistency as grits. So I didn’t mind thick porridge. Thin porridge however is disgusting. It is like cream-of-wheat. Thankfully we only had to eat thin porridge on the first morning we were here, then they found out we didn’t like and they didn’t make it for us anymore. After dinner it was time for bed. We were in bed every night by 7 or 7:30. Some nights we even made it to 8 or 8:30! But literally once the sun goes down in the bush there is absolutely nothing to do and everyone just goes to bed. Plus by the end of the day we were so exhausted that we were ready to go to bed. If only I could go to bed this early every night while I was at school.