May 9th-10th

May 9th

We went to the Cupcuii orphanage for the last time. :*( It was a blast though! We were there for 6 hours but the time really flew by! We didn't get to go as much as we anticipated so we crammed all of our crafts into one day.

First we started with a big game of Duck Duck Goose! After the game we got all of the coloring books and stickers out and colored for almost an hour! It was so fun watching them compare stickers and colors! My favorite one there, Sasha, was looking through one book and showing off his english skills as he pointed and said what things were, he was pretty good! The first time we came I helped him with his english as well, but for the most part, the kids didn't speak or understand english.

After coloring we moved to the balloon animals!!!! Leah taught me, I think the balloons were the biggest hit of the day; a teacher there even asked for a sword! One little girl, Silvia, collected dogs and swords in every color. After a while they all caught on and began taking the pump and making their own dogs and swords! Lets just say we went with close to 500 balloons and left with maybe 50! lol

Face painting was interesting; not quite what we anticipated! All the boys wanted mustaches, gotees, side-burns, and glasses! We had so many little suave boys in the room. The girls loved the ladybugs and polka-dot hearts! It wasn't long before they started showing-up with their own brushes to paint their own faces!

The beads and bracelets were also a big hit. They probably could have made beaded crosses all day long! They were all teaching eachother their little tricks and designs; checking each other's work! I made a few cross necklaces to give away to my special girls, and a couple of hemp bracelets for my little boyfriends, Sasha and Vadeem ;)

Leaving that day was so hard! Yes, I definately will come back but knowing I'll never see some of those kids again broke my heart! I had to hold back tears! I would take all of those kids home with me if I could! We then took a bus back home, had dinner, then a bible study.

We had a time of worship, Leah and I shared some verses on worship, presenting yourself as a living sacrifice, expressing your worship, to praise God when things are going great and when they aren't, etc. We then went back into worship, encouraging the girls to simply sit and praise God for what He's done in their lives. God's presence was there, it was amazing! And the girls absolutley loved it!!! :)We then watched a movie and hit the hay, lol.

The past few days of doing bible studies and drama practices have been amazing. The girls can't wait for the next Bible study! They have learned all of our worship songs and love singing along with them! Their hunger is so evident! I can't believe we leave the 15th! This month has gone by so fast! I really wish I could stay here longer! I've grown so attached to these precious beautiful amazing young women and I wish they could all come home with me! I can't wait till they are here for the summer though, I'm definately gonna be making a point to see my sweeties!

May 10th

Caught up on some sleep, and have been hanging out with the girls, we're bout to have lunch. We're staying at the house again all weekend while Anitol and Nina are in Cupcuii with Nina's Father, who has not been doing so well. Keep him in your prayers! I love you all and hope you are doing amazing in the states! Please leave comments or emails, I want to know how you're doing!