The Best Sleepover Ever

Well all the kids went home for a 2 week break and 4 of the older orphan girls who had no where to go got a special treat with Teacha Amanda and Teacha Bella. After dinner we invited Matrober, Sharon, Faith, and Sophia over to the guest home. We then escorted them to our room and had a wonderful surprise waiting for them. A laptop with the Princess Diaries 2 DVD ready to play! Their eyes were huge in anticipation…. Oh but it gets better! Now I’m not one for handing out sweets left and right ( more to come on this in my next blog) but tonight was a special treat and I was in the mood for a little spoiling!!!!! I went to the kitchen and collected some glasses and poured each girl a cup of COKE!!!!!! Again picture eyes lighting up like Christmas. And the icing on the cake… a HUGE bowl of peanut M & M’s. It was like our own little fairy tale. We pushed the beds together and watched as Princess Mia gets her prince and we reflected on the thought that they each have a Prince of their own… His name is Jesus! AWESOME night!!!!! After the movie the fun continued as all the girls were allowed to sleep over! They giggled for a couple of minutes and then they were off to sleep… or so I thought. Right after the movie I got a call from SaraBeth who was in Nairobi as the team was on their way back to the US. One of the girls got sick in Amsterdam and they would not allow her to board the plane.

SIDE STORY: The last day the team was here this volunteer felt like the Lord was leading her to give her favorite Bible to Sophia. She asked me if that would be okay and I said sure. Later that day Sophia was looking at the Bible and they began to underline their favorite verses together. At the time Sophia had no idea that later the Bible would be hers . It was such a special moment to seem the volunteer give her special Bible to Sophia and we told her that maybe she could pass it on to someone else someday. Afterall, that’s the way the gospel spreads, finding it and loving it so much that you share it with others. I have included one of my favorite pictures of this volunteer giving her Bible to Sophia. VERY SPECIAL MOMENT!!

After a few minutes of talking with SaraBeth teacha Bellar and I went to sleep. The next morning we awoke to all the girls staring at us sleeping. We heard the giggling resume as the girls laughed at the fact that some had more pillows than others. Why giggling about this you ask??? Well, they usually don’t get pillows so the fact that some had 2 was a BIG Deal! We began to ask if they had a fun night and if they slept well. They all replied with a resounding YES! Then out of nowhere Sophia said I prayed for the volunteer last night, is she okay? I asked her how she knew and she said she heard us talking on the phone to SaraBeth and she prayed that the volunteer would be okay. My heart was beaming with joy. An orphan praying for the safety and healing of a volunteer??? It just doesn’t get much more humbling than that folks. These kids truly understand the power of prayer and they live trusting God to come to their rescue! Unwavering faith abounds here and I’ve been inspired time and time again by the least of these! When all the girls were up and stirring we all piled on my bed for a morning Bible Study. We shared scripture together and we took turns praying. Man do these kids know how to pray. They are so thankful for the gifts of each day. This is probably one of my favorite moments so far!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE these girls and I am so blessed that the Lord allows me to pour into their lives!