By Pat Warneke,
Today we headed to Africa Greater Life to spend time with
the beautiful children there. Our
greeting was way over the top Behind the team we tunneled through hundreds
of children jumping and screaming to welcome us. I was enveloped by a feeling of total
acceptance and love.
When we reached the
assemble hall the boys football team was able to share with us what it meant to
them to have traveled outside of their country to Arusha, Tanzinia for the
larger tournament and to bring home the prize.
The pride and joy on each of their faces was indescribable. The boys shared how they had been the first
ones in their families to ever leave their country and the HOPE that they now
have for a brighter future. We are so
very proud of every one of these fine men.
The children and staff
took us on a tour of the grounds which included the green house with
young cabbage plants, an irrigation system, a cat fish pond, the new football
pitch, classrooms and some of the new dormitories. The kids were so proud to show us their
classrooms and the charts on the walls.
I love the pride they have in their home.
In the afternoon
three of us nurses had the opportunity to share some basic first aid with the
staff and the older kids. We had fun acting out what to do if you or a friend
are choking, if you are in a room filled with smoke, or how to treat a friend
who has stopped breathing. Jonathan was
our interpreter and everyone should now know how to take good care of their
friends and their families. Abdul, a
young student in P-7 had all the correct answers to our questions and is one of
many young students that dream of becoming a Doctor. The kids at AGL are working with their
teachers and with the staff of FODU to be successful in this world and to make
it a better place. I applaud each one of
them and I do BELIEVE in their dreams!
I am a better person today for having spent it with the
staff and children at AGL.
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