We had a very busy, but very fun,
week this past week. It was our Day Camp! The kids had the week off of school,
so we planned activities for them for every afternoon. We split them into four
teams, and we rotated so each of us got to have each team for one day. It was a
great way to get to know the kids. I feel like I know way more of their names
after this week. And since the interns changed teams every day, we assigned “team
leaders” to each team, who could help lead the team the entire week and also
help us translate. The team leaders were the eighth graders, and a few seventh
graders. I think it meant a lot to those kids to be given the honor of leading
the other kids, and each one of them stepped up and did a great job helping us
all week! They’re all so good with the little kids.
On Monday we had a craft day. We
had four craft stations, and each team rotated through the stations. On Tuesday
we went on a hike and did a photo scavenger hunt. Wednesday was our reading and
drama day. Each team got a children’s book, and they read it together and then
made up a skit to act it out. At the end of the day, the teams performed for
each other. The skits were so cute! Some of these kids are great little actors!
It was really fun to see them bring the stories to life. I had blue team that
day, and their story was about a boy who gets a bunch of hand-me-down clothes
from his brother and sister and they’re all a little big on him, and so one of
the little boys on my team put on a whole bunch of big kids’ clothes. It was
precious. Thursday was game day – we did a few group games like Lions &
Gazelles (aka Sharks and Minnows), Red Rover, and Tug of War, and did a bunch
of relay games too. It was a very high-energy day, and we were all exhausted by
the end of it, but the kids enjoyed it so it was totally worth it.
On Friday, we ended the week with a
talent show. I loved watching the kids perform. Nentaya, my family’s sponsor
child, did a dance with some other girls and she was definitely a standout!
That girl can DANCE. I felt like such a proud big sister watching her. The
little boys and little girls danced, too – even Faith, who just turned three.
She was adorable. A few kids did a
skit, and it was hilarious. Even though I couldn’t understand what they were
saying because it was in Swahili, I was cracking up just watching them. Some
kids did soccer as their talent, some did sports broadcasting, one boy drummed
during all the dances. All of these kids are so talented! I’m so glad we had
the chance to see them all shine. And at the end of the show, the four interns
did a dance to Waka Waka by Shakira. It was pretty hilarious.
After that long week, and after spending
today in the bush visiting the day program, we’re just having a relaxing night
at the guesthouse tonight. Then we’re jumping back in tomorrow – we’re going to
Kilgoris for church, then teaching devotion at the children’s home tomorrow
night. Next week we’ll be doing some home visits, leading devotion a few
nights, and just hanging out with the kids. It’s hard to believe we only have
one more week here! I am so not ready for this trip to be over. I have grown so
close with so many of these kids, and it’s going to be so hard to leave them.
I’m praying that this week goes by slowly! I'm having the time of my life :)
Yellow Team on our hike/scavenger hunt
"Take a picture with a cow"
A few of my Yellow Team girls
Blue Team reading their story
The little boys doing their dance in the talent show
