We began our day at Gertrude's and put lotion on all the children at the orphanage. Afterwards we gave massages to the orphans and some of the staff. They all enjoyed listening to the music and looking at the speaker that lit up with the music. It began raining, but the kids still enjoyed playing in the rain and playing tag. We were able to get the kids in wheelchairs out to the playground and laid them on a flat swing. The smiles and laughter from them was music to the ears and spread joy to all those around. They were even able to play tag when we wheeled them around quickly helping make them participants that could tag the other kids. We were unable to take pictures here, but we made up for it at LaPhare's. :)
After Gertrude's, we stopped at Rebuild Globally where they make sandals and shoes out of tires. We were able to get a tour and see how they make the shoes.
Our next stop was LaPhare's orphanage where we all fell in love with the children there. Right away the kids there were ready to play the hand game and interact with us. We brought along balloons, paper plates and sticks that are normally used to mix paint. We duct taped the stick to the plate for them to hit the balloons with. Brielle and Bekah brought along their Polaroid cameras to take pictures of each child. They loved seeing themselves in the photo. We also brought along crafts supplies to make picture frames for their photo. We got a chance to play soccer with some of the older children there. Following that the kids were super sweaty from playing their hearts out. Afterwards we all said we wanted to go back there again because we loved it so much.
~Brielle and Abby
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