Team Update for May 16, 2014
Today was another fun-filled day! Lots of work and lots of happy faces at Mkombokati. We started out the day with a talk about the sports ministry at the carepoint. Wonderful work is going there and we all had a chance to buy t-shirts to help fund raise for a satellite dish and large screen television to older teens to the carepoint to watch the games. This project met its financial demand and we may even get to see it installed before we leave!
The big focus of our physical projects today was helping move 200 cinder blocks around the foundation trench for Make Shongwe's new house. We passed the blocks down the line one at a time until we finished. Then, several of us helped fill some large tanks of water for mixing the foundation concrete by hauling five-gallon buckets one at a time from the water source. It was a heavy job, but it got done...in pretty hot weather. it was about 85 today--10 degrees hotter than the previous few days.
After lunch we set up to hand out all kinds of things to the kids: backpacks, school shoes, clothes, beanies, hygiene kits, lunch boxes, school supplies, flashlights, bracelets, mirrors, and water bottles! We loaded those kids up with great stuff they can really use. Deli, the carepoint manager, was very strict about who got what. It would have been very difficult if we hadn't prepared so well last night by labeling and alphabetizing all the backpacks.
Our last VBS with the kids went well. We had a great time singing the "Making Melody" song led by Mbuso. As always, the Hippo Song and "My God Is So Big" were favorites. Bridget finished up the VBS message to the kids, having them recite the memory verse, "Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds, and give praise to your Father in heaven."
After packing up, we headed off to Julie's house and the Timbali Crafts headquarters. We shopped until we dropped and then ate a gorgeous meal of chicken tortilla soup, salad, and rolls, before finishing with an amazing apple crisp. No one left hungry, that's for sure.
We are all looking forward to the fun day at the carepoint tomorrow, complete with a bounce house and cotton candy machine. For now, we'll all be heading to bed. We are exhausted!
Jennifer S.
Mkhombokati
The Mhkombokati CarePoint serves approximately 200 children, many of whom are orphans and specifically rely on the CarePoint for food. Over the years, several short-term mission teams from Capital have traveled to Mkhombokati, bringing thousands of pounds of supplies and bringing back knowledge – learning from the children and adults on the ground what their needs truly are and how we can help them most effectively.
Popular Posts
-
Almost one year ago to the day, I was in a hotel in Swaziland, Africa when I heard a young woman crying in a restroom. Heaving, sobbing, can...
-
The most important part of our trip is not planting in the garden, painting a home or digging the foundation for a new home, but the relat... -
It’s been a busy week at the farm, aka the Mkhombokati garden. It took two tractors to till the soil and many man-hours to clear th... -
Last summer, I agreed to be the Supply Coordinator for the Swaziland Ministry at Capital. Admittedly, at that time, I had no idea what I w...
-
You find out quickly that one thing is critical to effectively distribute anything to 200 kids: organized stations. Today, at the end of D...