The Awesome Kids at Cornerstone

Our fruit of the spirit competition has just come to an end.  Ronald’s and Sarah’s rooms were the winners, each with over 130 stickers!  Each sticker represented one time someone in their room showed love, joy, or any of the rest of the fruits.  The kids in these two rooms were ecstatic to hear they had won.  Their prize is that this Sunday afternoon, they won’t have to rest (each day, the kids rest for about an hour and a half).  During that time, these 14 children who won will get to have free play with the sports equipment and make special crafts with me.  It’s so fun to do make a major afternoon event out of some coloring and a few balls. 

         No matter what time of day I am at the orphanage, there always seems to be something happening.  As I was putting the girls to bed one night, I laughed at something 5-year-old Margret said.  She looked at me and said, “Teacher Abby, you laugh just like your mother!”  She was dead serious and I couldn’t help but giggle at her very serious (and true) observation. 

         Another person I am so happy with is Moses.  He is making huge progress in the growing up process.  Beginning last Saturday, he has only worn “big boy” underwear and has not once had an accident!  This is such a big deal for this little boy, who only a year ago began walking.  He was wearing diapers all the time when I arrived two months ago.  But, he has a family of 29 children cheering him on, plus all of us adults.  He keeps telling Aunt Monicah, “I am a big boy and big boys don’t urinate in their trousers.”  Moses is also still going to school each morning, wearing his blue uniform and shiny black shoes.  Yeah for Moses! 

        

A big thanks to all of the people who support me monthly so I can volunteer at Cornerstone!  I love my work here!