Today we went shoe shopping with our 21 kids. They were so excited to be in the car, and talked all the way to the shop. It was a governmental shop and we bought shoes for about 6 dollars. The initial plan was to get socks and t-shirts as well, but I got scared and decided to wait a little bit. We believe food is priority, and although we have enough money for food for November, we are not very sure about December.
The boys spent lots of time with Marc, and they had lots of fun at the shop. The girls had a special look in their eyes, probably it was the first time in their life they didn’t inherited shoes from someone else, I think they felt special.
On the way back we dropped the kids in several different areas of our neighborhood and went to Ajaiba’s home. As Genet had said they do live in a plastic house (picture attached), and all the kids from the neighborhood came to see what was happening. Marc attracts kids so much, and they love his skin color. There was one boy who screamed when he saw him, it was so funny. Then I calmed him down saying Marc was a good boy.
I talked to Ajaiba’s mother today and asked her to think about a small business for her. We are willing to help her to start something up, so she can be independent and raise her 5 kids.
My brother says it is easy to help these kids with other people’s money. Maybe he is right. But one thing he does not know, it is about the feeling we get when we are with them. They are more relaxed now, and kiss and hug us all the time. Ababa smiled today for the first time, Ababa means flower, and Addis Ababa means New Flower.
Well, there are more news!! On the second Saturday of November we will meet with them at school and give them an art’s morning. My painting teacher is coming as well as some of Marc’s talented students. I will bake cakes and bring juice for them. I wish you could see their screams when we told them about it in the car hahaha They were so happy, especially about the cake hehe
So, please pray that we will be able to continue our work with them. Today we heard from a guy at the school that they are doing better in the classroom after they started eating properly. And Abdi, the boy who had stomach problems is cured now that he has regular meals at school.
I would like to thank, once again, all of you that helped and are helping us to feed these kids. May God bless you always…
PORTUGUES
Hoje nos fomos comprar sapatos com as nossas 21 criancas. Eles estavam tao agitados de entrar em um carro and matracaram todo o caminho ate a loja. Nos fomos numa loja do governo and compramos os sapatos por 6 dolares. O plano no inicio era comprar meias e camisetas tambem, mas eu fiquei com medo e decidi esperar um pouco. Nos acreditamos que comida e o principal, e apesar de nos termos dinheiro suficiente pra Novembro, nos nao temos certeza sobre Dezembro.
Os meninos brincaram bastante com o Marc e se divertiram muito na loja. As meninas tinham um brilho especial nos olhos, provavelmente foi a primeira vez na vida delas que elas nao herdaram os sapatos de alguem, eu acho que elas se sentiram especiais.
No caminho de volta nos entregamos as criancas em varias esquinas da nossa vizinhanca e fomos na casa da Ajaiba. Como a Genet havia dito eles moram em um barraco de plastico (fotos anexas), e todas as criancas da vizinhanca vieram ver o que estava acontecendo. O Marc atrae as criancas sempre, and eles adoram a pele branquinha dele. Teve um menino que comecou a chorar quando o viu, foi muito engracado. Ai eu o acalmei dizendo que o Marc era um bom menino.
Eu conversei (com traducao) com a mae da Ajaiba e pedi que ela pense sobre um pequeno negocio pra ela, Nos queremos ajuda-la a comecar alguma coisa, pra que ela fique independente e consiga criar as filhas
O meu irmao fala que a facil ajudar as criancas com o dinheiro dos outros. Talvez ele esteja certo. Mas uma coisa ele nao sabe, e sobre o sentimento que nasce nos nossos coracoes quando nos estamos com elas. Eles esta mais relaxados agora e nos beijam e abracam todo o tempo. Ababa sorriu hoje pela primeira vez, Ababa significa flor and Addis Ababa significa Nova Flor.
E tem mais novidades!!! No Segundo sabado de Novembro nos vamos nos encontrar com eles na escola e proporcionar uma manha de arte pra todos. Meu professor de pintura vai nos ajudar e tambem umas alunas talentosas da escola do Marc. Eu vou fazer bolo e comprar suco pra todos. Eu queria que voces vissem os gritos de felicidades quando nos contamos isso pra eles no carro hahaha Eles ficaram super felizes, especialmente com a parte do bolo hehe
Rezem pra que nos continuemos a fazer o nosso trabalho com eles. Hoje nos ouvimos de um cara na escola que eles estao melhorando na sala de aula depois que eles comecaram a comer regularmente. E o Abdi, que tinha problemas de estomago, esta curado agora que ele come regularmente
Eu gostaria mais uma vez de agradecer a todos voces que ajudaram e estao ajudando a gente a alimentar essas criancas. Deus os abencoe sempre…
We went to a governmental small store, the shoes were cheaper there, handmade..
They all fit in our Toyota Land Cruiser!!!
Sahiba, Ajaiba's mom. They live in this plastic house. One mother, 5 daughters, no father.
Neighborhood kids. This is the day we met Markus. Marc called me and said: he is an orphan...
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