We are a group of young couples from Valley Church in West Des Moines, Iowa who have felt God's call to help The Pines Christian Care Center for Children in Welkom, South Africa as they care for children who have been orphaned by the AIDS Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Monday, April 02, 2007
Kevin Barber
Today was a productive work day at the Pines. The team woke up a little tired but ready to work. The girls finished sorting through the clothes that were brought and painted two of the bedrooms in the flat a happy sunshine blossom yellow color (Anne's name for it). Anne finished painting a scripture verse in the library. The guys finished putting walls up in the kitchen and bathroom of the flat. The boys even let the girls have a chance at swinging the hammer to put the last wall of the flat into place. The girls are proud to announce that there were no bent nails! We were all pretty impressed with ourselves.
Brian, Kevin, and Kris went in to town to get glass cut to put into the new
windows in the kitchen. Kris wired 5 electrical adapters for American plugs so that everyone who comes to the Pines from now on will have "American Power." Kris also made football (soccer) goals out of PVC piping for the kids to play with. They rock!
This afternoon Jenny and Kindra went swimming with the children. They worked on swimming skills and taught the girls how to have "tea parties" under water.
Nswaki (the 10-year-old who has been in the hospital) will be coming home on Thursday! Praise the Lord that she is recovering from pneumonia and feeling better. We have discovered her out of bed and playing with other children at the hospital, and she is really excited to come back to the
Pines to be with her friends.
An update on the new baby: She is still in the hospital but is doing much better. She is now able to sit up and is looking a lot better. Thank you for your prayers for her.
Daily Devotion: Luke 8
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Kevin Barber
Today was a productive work day at the Pines. The team woke up a little tired but ready to work. The girls finished sorting through the clothes that were brought and painted two of the bedrooms in the flat a happy sunshine blossom yellow color (Anne's name for it). Anne finished painting a scripture verse in the library. The guys finished putting walls up in the kitchen and bathroom of the flat. The boys even let the girls have a chance at swinging the hammer to put the last wall of the flat into place. The girls are proud to announce that there were no bent nails! We were all pretty impressed with ourselves.
Brian, Kevin, and Kris went in to town to get glass cut to put into the new
windows in the kitchen. Kris wired 5 electrical adapters for American plugs so that everyone who comes to the Pines from now on will have "American Power." Kris also made football (soccer) goals out of PVC piping for the kids to play with. They rock!This afternoon Jenny and Kindra went swimming with the children. They worked on swimming skills and taught the girls how to have "tea parties" under water.
Nswaki (the 10-year-old who has been in the hospital) will be coming home on Thursday! Praise the Lord that she is recovering from pneumonia and feeling better. We have discovered her out of bed and playing with other children at the hospital, and she is really excited to come back to the
Pines to be with her friends.An update on the new baby: She is still in the hospital but is doing much better. She is now able to sit up and is looking a lot better. Thank you for your prayers for her.
Daily Devotion: Luke 8
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