Leo gave his testimony. He lived in very poor conditions,
then went to prison when his dad was incarcerated.
When he first came to the home, he was severely malnourished,
which has likely affected his ability to learn.
Richie told us a very dramatic story of Job.
He is only seven years old but very well-spoken.
After the children left for Sunday School, we got ready for church.
The service lasted two and a half hours. There's no air conditioning, so it was
a bit difficult to sit still and pay attention to what was going on!
The people at the church were very welcoming and friendly to us.
Daniel posed with the tias after church.
We ate hot dogs for lunch after church.
In the afternoon, we had several fun games for all of the children.
And the adults got to play, too!
After a long day of church and play, we fed the boys leftovers from the week -- chicken tetrazzini, cabbage slaw, and mixed vegetables. Most of the adults were happy with a bowl of leftover vegetable soup.
After dinner, we continued our devotionals with the boys on the fruits of the spirit. Tonight's featured fruit was Peace. We talked about peace all over the world, peace in our homes, and peace in our hearts. When asked about finding their own inner peace, two of the boys opened up and talked about how they had been doing really poorly in school and in addition to not being hungry or sleeping well, they didn't want to interact with the other boys. After getting some advise from the missionaries and their house parents, they are now both doing well, one of them especially well. They knew that their choices put them in a place that made them and those around them very unhappy. So the lesson of keeping a clear conscience has already been learned and shared with the other boys.
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