Today being Sunday we went to church at 9am this morning. Since we have already met the kids from the Haven we got to hold some of them during the service. When Meagan walked in she handed me Memory, or Memo as the Aunties call her, the little girl I played with on Friday afternoon. She hardly ever shows any emotion and never speaks. I’ll admit that I was really tired from staying up late chatting last night so I wasn’t that excited to be at church. But, Memo immediately recognized me and looked up at me with a huge smile; I was instantly happier.
Halfway through the service we took the kids out to Sunday school. Since Memo is still fairly young I took her to the youngest Sunday school section where we played with blocks and read books. We were reading a Winnie the Pooh book and I would point at the pictures, say what the object was and Memo repeated after me. One page was Pooh picking apples and Memo recognized the apples from a building block that read “A is for apples.” Memo is extremely quiet and this was the first word I have heard her say at an audible level and on her own; I realized that she is starting to feel comfortable around me.
Memo greeting me with a smile and a hug was a great reminder that it’s the little things that make a difference. A smile, a word, a little dancing and clapping to Sunday school songs can all have a huge impact on your day.
Here are some pictures from our post-lunch walk around Namwianga
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Our big blue bus
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| One of the houses around the mission |
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| The auditorium we go to church in |
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| Main sign |
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| Flowers in our courtyard |
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| The Veranda |
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| Our little home |
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