So I wanted to let you guys know about our last visit to the orphanage in Tanzania. This is the first time I’ve been able to get to an internet for a long enough time to post a blog, so here’s the story.
The last few days in Tanzania, our group was moved from the church last minute to go stay at the Bishop’s Bible college because he wanted to spend some time with us. While it was a nice gesture, we were a little sad leaving so spur of the moment because we weren’t able to tell many people bye including the orphans.
The day before we left however, Lana, Estee, Leisl, and I got to make an early morning trip into town, take a dula dula down to the area we the church was, and make a 45 minute walk to visit the orphans one last time and tell them goodbye. When we walked up, they were so excited to see us. Many ran up to us to give us hugs! We only had about 1 hour before we would get picked up, so we had to make it worthwhile.
Leisl had the idea to talk to the kids about how because they belonged to Jesus, the King of Kings, they were princes and princesses in God’s eye. To help them understand we let each kid make a crown to wear and remind them of how important they are to God. As we spread out the glitter and glue, the kids sat wide-eyed not knowing what to do with it. After showing them how to get started, smiles came to their faces as they each took the time to make a crown.
As Lana and Estee worked on fitting the crowns to the kids’ heads, I took pictures of each child so he or she could see how they looked in their crown. Smiles would beam on each face as I showed the pictures! When I looked at the joy of these kids, I was reminded of God’s compassion and heart for each of us. What a precious reminder it was of how God loves each one of us, and how we are all princes and princesses in His eyes!
