The SUN is SHINING here in Africa and I'm so excited about it!!! It has been a bit gloomy in the mornings and cold most of the days, but today was just BEAUTIFUL!!!
I also have felt more love today then ever from friends and family with birthday wishes!!! So, THANK YOU for sending your love, i feel it even across the world...I feel so blessed beyond words, ive teared up many times today:)
For my 27th birthday, I did wake up to pancakes with sprinkles in them, fresh cut oranges, pineapple, and watermelon, and ofcourse, COFFEE!! it was a memorable breakfast in Africa with my new friends Hannah and Zac, full-time younglife staff couple here in Arusha. We all spent the nite at their house last nite after a great meal at Stigys and dancing. so FUN!!! I spent the rest of the day off lounging at their lovely home, playing Wii, which was awesome, and sitting in the sun talking to new friends...my roomies got me a bday cake, which made me smile so big!!
Tonite, we went to a yummy bday dinner and the woman who owned the restaurant brought me yellow roses, my friends got me Nutella, chocolate goodness in a jar, and i got happy birthday song to me by the kitchen staff from africa, i mean, it was such a sweet moment!!!
Now, an update about Cradle of Love...Just to let you all know, the babies here are healthy and fine...i absolutely adore them...each of them are so unique with their personalities that just shine through...the only thing is that almost all of them have ring worm and we are hoping this new cream we got will help that...they are too young to take oral medication, so we have to go with cream twice a day.
we work a morning shift from 9-1:30pm, afternoon from 3-5pm and nite from 5-7pm...we usually get to pick 2 shifts a day but sometimes more if not alot of volunteers are here.
the babies LOVE to do the hokey pookey we have found out and they dance all around in their pajamas, which is amazing to watch...they love to give kisses, "Buse" in Swahili, all the time. it makes your day.
i did spill passion fruit juice all over a baby while trying to help her get the holes in her sippy cup to open, that was hilarious!! i did feel bad, but it was just so funny. Her name is Agatha and she has some lungs to scream, one of the loudest babies ever here...but, she hung with me and i helped her drink the rest of her juice and then changed her...poor thing, we both had juice all over us...
A funny thing happened in the grocery store the other day, Shoprite, with my roomies...we were shopping at nite for our food and the power in the grocery store went out, ofcourse, i freak out and shove my purse under my t-shirt...REALLY HALLIE??? i am so ridiculous, but for some reason i felt it wouldve been safer there...anyway, the lights go back on and my friends are dying laughing at me. it was pretty funny!!!
ive had some funny encounters here in Africa and im still getting used to the culture with all its differences. I continue to fall more in love with the babies and nannys here at COL!!
Im thrilled about church at Vineyard tom. morning and Praise God for such a lovely place as Africa and a memorable birthday...love yall, hal
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