A Visitor

The Sisters of Charity are a Roman Catholic order which was started in Canada and is associated with the Elizabeth Bruyere Centre for Palliative Care. The Order runs shelters and orphanages all over the world and is charged with caring for the poor and underprivileged. In Pitseng , where the leadership camp was held, we stayed at a convent where they care for elderly and abandoned women many of whom are blind or have had strokes. They have strong presence in Lesotho. They also have many shelters and convents in Japan , Thailand and the Caribbean. This weekend we have the Sister Superior, from Canada this year, visiting our orphanage.

The children have been cleaning everything, washing the windows and sweeping the grounds. It has been a virtual cleaning frenzy. Today I was asked to prepare welcome signs on the computer and help blow up many balloons with the kids. We tied them together and waited at the gate until the visitor’s vehicle arrived. What a great reception- 60 running , cheering kids surrounded her car. Today there are meetings and special meals and prayers. Tomorrow is church and a special concert of Traditional song and dance followed by a feast. It is easy to get caught up in it all.

We have also managed to take a photo of each of the children and have them printed. They will be presented as a surprise tonight. Lots of them do not have one photo of themselves. The other highlight tonight will be bingo on homemade cards for 50.

Any suggestions regarding prolonging bingo or variations on the game would be appreciated ( please put on the blog comments)

After the big weekend I will be finding the paint and starting my mural in the dining hall.