Teaching thankfulness

We have been talking with the children at the orphanage about thankfulness.  Our hope is that they grow up appreciating what they have, what they are given, and the people who are involved in helping them.  The children have drawn pictures and written letters to some of our supporters, and we have put together programs for the Cornerstone staff and community members in Budaka, thanking them through speeches, cards, and stories.  It has been so rewarding to watch our kids thank so many people.

We had a competition this week to see how many supporters the children could remember and name.  We gave them rectangular pieces of paper to write the names on, and the winning group (made up of 8 boys) remembered 44 supporters!  Amazing.  We took all the papers and made paper chains to decorate their rooms with.  So now, they not only have something colorful on the walls of their rooms, but they have a daily reminder of people who they can be thankful for.