Day of Tours

Today we went on a tour of Tenwek. First off in the morning Julie took us around town and showed us how to get to the hospital and where most of the long term missionaries live. She also took us over to the water fall and it was flowing pretty heavy because of all the rain we have been getting. We also went to where the local Kenyan's live which is pretty much right beside where we are staying and she showed us the path they take to wash clothes and bathe. It was a pretty rocky and muddy and Julie said most kids just run down there with no shoes and here I was having problems with shoes on. We also walked past some of the local schools and some of the kids playing outside and Julie said if they go to school both the boys and girls have to shave their heads and most of them have to have uniforms too. After our tour we went back to the house and had lunch and after lunch some of the little kids were outside and when they saw us they would start to dance past the window and then turn around and dance in front of the window some more. It was adorable! So after a few times of watching them and giggling I went and got some jump ropes some one had given me and went and played outside with them and it was funny to watch them because they were pretty little and would trip quit a few times but would laugh and get right back up and do it again. Then we also went and got my volleyball and pumped it up. We ended up playing where I hit it and then we try to see who can catch it first. It was so funny because sometimes I would hit up pretty high and they would just stand there with their hands in the air until it fell in to their arms or on the ground and they laughed even harder when they missed it. After that Logan gave us a tour of the hospital which was interesting. They do keep more than one person in the rooms there are about 6-10 people in one room. Also we saw where some of the tubes and things that they use they wash and then put them outside to dry then use.It made me even more grateful for the things that we have and sometimes I can get scared of hospitals I am really glad with what we have because what I saw today was a little scary and more real than I thought and Logan said that was even the better part of the day so I can only imagine what it will be like tomorrow when I go to the nursery to help feed the babies. Also most of the babies are preemies which is kind of making me nervous because I don't want to hurt them. Pray that I will get over that and that every thing will be ok even though I now it will but its kind of hard knowing that now. After that tour we came home and later on we had some of Logan and Julies friends that are 20 and 21 come over for dinner. They are going to the orphanage next week and I will be going there and maybe staying a couple of nights there with them. They have been here for about a month but they have been all over the world. One of the girls has been to Vietnam 12 times because her parents started a non-profit organization there. They were super sweet and I can't wait to go to the orphanage with them it will be fun. Well I am getting ready to go to bed but I will blog some more tomorrow, bye. :)