Great Days at the Centre

It has been a great week for me with the children. Amazing what an affect it has had to have come twice. And I can remember everyones names !
We have had a light week with homework as it is the first week of school, so every night has been different, with reading to the preteens very popular with them and me. I have worked my way through animal books to Bible stories. They are also enjoying lots of hugs and physical contact, nail painting, hair braiding etc. Even the boys are talking alot, and one older boy Thapelo, really connected to me, fiddles with my rings when I talk to him. They are love sponges.

All the toys and gifts sent by Canadans are being used and are perfect. The skipping ropes nonstop, the coloring books almost used up. The sponge football was a hit, and yesterday I taught 6 girls to play a version of football that had them passing and holding and running the ball throught the goals. Got a good response from them as they have little access to the ball/soccer field.

Yesterday, Sr Margaret and I were driven by Joseph into the back country 1 1/2 hrs to a livestock dealer. He was an ex teacher, very knowledgeable animal man who show Merino sheep in SA. He had 3 Jersey cows for sale. We picked a 3 yr old 2nd calf cow. Small but correct and healthy, and I rectalled her to confirm she was in calf. Will be delivered next week and is due in 2 months. Great excitement and they plan to call her Helen. She is truly beautiful, as most Jerseys are, and will be cheaper to feed than a Holstein.
I will post half a dozen photos next week and one will be of me rectalling a cow in Lesotho!

Tonight I will give out the 69 photos and then we will have a Bingo with lots of prizes. Tomorrow Sr Victoria will be here to visit and I will work with her on the website organization and photos. Hope to bring a CD back to Canada and get help ( anyone out there to help me
would be appreciated ) to do a simple cookie cutter web site for the Centre.

Things are winding down now to 48 hrs left and an arduous trip home, this time though Toronto. But it has been worthwhile, certainly for the Camp and projects accomplished, but more for the love given and received. It is hard to have so many I care about on the other side of the globe. Thanks for reading......