Today, we had an amazing breakfast of chapatti, rolex and pineapple when we woke up, which set the day off to a great start! (There was some fried cassava there too, but unfortunately I was too full to try it). An update on Jordan’s baby, our chicken mascot – Henry laid an egg!
After breakfast, our plan today was to farewell the amazing kids and young people from the Village of Hope, and we were going to start that morning by taking them to the pool. It was an incredible time at the pool. Some of us got to try our hands at being swimming teachers; others got to participate in diving competitions, creating whirlpools, and just sitting on the edge and chatting. A boys-vs-girls game arose of tossing a soccer ball back and forth, and it got very competitive at times. It was a little cold for me to stay in for very long at a time, but everyone had heaps of fun! Afterwards, we piled into the two buses with the kids, and travelled back to the Village of Hope with them. The buses were VERY full (and thus went very, very slowly, especially up the hills), and everyone had a great time singing all the way home. It was super loud, but full of laughter and music.
We had a bit of a break for a couple of hours after that, and had the usual amazing lunch of fresh bread rolls, coleslaw, and so much fresh fruit and vegetables. A lot of free time followed, so we spent that time in note-writing, singing, phone calls home and just generally chilling. (I personally just took a nap!). Eventually it was time for our farewell at the Village of Hope, so we walked back up the road and greeted the kids there again. We had a gathering in the hall; in between speeches and words of thanks, there were a couple of amazing dance routines the young adults had prepared. We got to do a couple of dances too – the boys gave an impromptu routine (lots of twerking involved!) and the whole team had (somewhat) rehearsed the Cotton-Eye Joe line dance – made all the better by Jordan cracking out the Worm! All of us got to dance the Nutbush, then we broke off into a lot of free dancing. A couple of the young women tried to teach us to dance; turns out, I’m not very good, but it was a lot of fun!!
Unfortunately, it eventually had to come to an end. We all had to say our goodbyes, and it was very hard. (A bunch of us are thinking we have to come back some time!) It was an incredible and heartwarming evening, and we’re all left feeling very blessed. Dinner was an amazing chicken curry, and we’re having to prepare to leave Suubi house tomorrow. It’s going to be very tough to say goodbye and leave.
As usual, words don't quite paint the full picture, so enjoy the pics.... thers a few today!!
- Heidi
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