Day #4 - Last day @ Sokoni One :(

Day 4:

Day 4! There is very little time to write unfortunately because we are borrowing the YL internet really quickly before dinner and we’re running a little late as it is. Today was a pretty difficult day of working again, mixing concrete by hand and pouring the foundation for the YoungLife club building for about six hours or so. We got the pleasure of having the local community work alongside us and it’s amazing to see how much work can be done when everyone the same language,After we came to a stopping point, we gathered all 100+ kids in a large circle, then distributed lots of crayons, coloring pencils, coloring book pages, candy and even Beanie Babies that were all donated and brought over here wit us. Words will not do it justice and I’m fairly certain that pictures won’t either. The looks on the children’s faces when they received their stuffed animal was like it was Christmas, smiles from ear to ear as they clinched their new treasure with all their might. Childlike screaming sounds of “asante sana” were muttering over and over as they all continued to thank us all. So, thank you all for all the donations that you sent over with us!

After that, we had the surprise of being given the tour of Sokoni One…behind the village walls, getting to see where lots of the YL kids live and go inside their houses, capturing a more accurate picture of their neighborhood. It was both difficult to see the living conditions and humbling to see how much they are able to live at home without.

Tomorrow morning we will be heading to Lego Village for three days to work on their local clinic that’s under construction. We have two huge duffle bags full of medical supplies that people donated from Atlanta that we will be bringing them and we’re told that will be a huge blessing since it’s so difficult for them to get decent medical supplies due to the high cost locally. Since we are headed to such a remote village, we will unfortunately not have internet to update the blog until early next week…so don’t worry, we’re still alive and well! Thank you all for your continued prayers, we can’t wait to share more stories and lots of pictures when we get a chance!!! God bless! ~ Evan