Kimiko and Huruma/Madoya

This morning I went to the Kiamiko school.  I have never been to this school, so I did not know what to expect.  I was met with an entergetic staff and children that were so happy and energetic that it increased my energy exponentially.  The children were so excited to learn the songs and they put all of their energy into dancing.  Funny thing is, the Kiamiko students were pretty tone deaf.  The could not carry any of the melodies I gave them, but they didn’t care; they sang with all of their might for the Lord.  Even when they couldn’t remember the words, they would sing their own words to their own tune.  To human ears, it sounded like quite a ruckus at times, but I could not help from smiling at their spirit.  At that moment, I could hear it as God did, and it was beautiful.

In the afternoon, I walked over to the Huruma/Madoya school.  When you are driving everything seems so far apart…all the jams and the fact that you have to drive around the slums instead of through really increases travel time.  I was surprised how close Huruma/Madoya was to Kiamiko when we were able to walk through.  The Huruma/Madoya children were great..  We were crammed into a small little hall and I was on a table that was on a pretty steep incline, but it didn’t matter.  Though they were elbowing each other, and stepping on toes, they had a blast and wanted to keep learning more.

This evening I stayed again with the Kamaus.  Mary has been gone since I’ve been here, doing some speaking in the U.S.  but tonight she (and little David) came home.  It was great to see them, and David was just as much energy as ever.  After everyone went to bed, David and I stayed up and played.  Jet lag has not yet caught up to his little 4 year-old body.