Saturday was an insane but amazing day. All last week we joined alongside the AIM staff in Manzini preparing for a massive Christmas party at one of the ministry Care Points. We spent the whole week sorting through donations, putting together presents, shopping for food, and decorating cakes. After all that preparation, we survived an incredible day with over 600 kids. I think this story is best told in pictures.
We started out the morning by having to pick up a group of kids from one of the care points. 30 kids in one Combi (bus). It was amazing. The moment we started driving the kids started singing
“Jesus Loves the Little Children”; it was so beautiful and set the tone for the whole day. 
“Jesus Loves the Little Children”; it was so beautiful and set the tone for the whole day. 
When the kids arrived they
enjoyed playing on an amazing
playground as well as this
awesome bouncy castle.
Then all the kids came
inside to sing songs, play
silly games, and here the
story of Jesus.
Then they got to have this incredible feast of mashed potatoes, beef, chicken, coleslaw, beets, pop (cornmeal), and so much more. It was an intense amount of food(and all of it made from scratch). 
While the kids were eating,
our team organized and
alphabetized all of the
presents. It got a
little difficult when over half
the kids had the same last
name, but we figured it out.
Once lunch was
finished, all the kids
crowded outside,
waiting to receive their
presents. They were
getting very excited.
We also had decorated
23 cakes to cut and
pass out to the kids
after receiving their
presents.
This amazing day ended
with every kid walking
with every kid walking
through the main
building receiving a bag
of presents and candy
and a handful of cake.
