Mercy Care

Wow, the last few days have been hectic so I haven't had a chance to go on the internet. I am absolutely loving being at Mercy Care again! I've had the most inspiring conversations with some of the older girls. Two of the girls I talked to (both don't have dads) said their mums had been really sick lately and there was a point where one girl didn't even know if her mum would live anymore. It must have been so scary. She's getting better now though.

The first day we were there we heard that two girls in class 6 had their mum pass away the night before. I haven't seen the girls yet; they got permission to stay at home that day. But it's so so awful the things they go through, and that death is so common here.

The secondary school has grown so much it's very exciting! I saw the labs that are in the process of being built. There will be science and computer labs.
It's been a lot of fun hanging with the kids; they are such good kids! I handed out the letters to standard 4 that the kids at Hornsby Heights Public School in Australia wrote to them. They were very excited to receive them! I got them to write back too; they wrote some very beautiful letters.

I am very excited about meeting the American team at the airport tomorrow and working with them for the next two weeks. I'm trying to upload photos; hope they work!