I'm exhausted but hope to share a little bit about today before I fall asleep.
We had around 43 children at the preschool today, which to the teachers and interns who have been at the Preschool for at least a year, felt like hardly anyone was there, but I was grateful that the number wasn't larger as 43 little voices calling to you in a different language can be a bit overwhelming. I was assigned to help outside with another American (she's been a HUGE help and I'm very grateful for her friendship.)
There are three little boys here that latched on to me right away. They are actually from Maranatha's Children Home and are such sweethearts and seem to be the most out going so far, but it is only the first day. For the kids outside activity we'd decided to do trikes around the pool, the first class chased me around the pool on their trikes trying to catch me, their laughter pealing through the yard. The second class which is made up of our smallest children we did chalk with teaching them to draw horizontal and vertical lines with their chalk, one of the little boys that was playing with chalk next to me I taught to do high five after he made a vertical or horizontal line correctly. He giggled and did a little dance after he did one, it was adorable.
I met a woman who has been in Haiti for the past three years who really encouraged me and will be sending me her Creole Survival Guide that really helped her pick up Creole. She also works with kids but in a different part of Haiti. While I can't communicate with the kids very well verbally just yet a smile, hug, kiss on the cheek and laugh speaks volumes & fills the empty space for now.
We had around 43 children at the preschool today, which to the teachers and interns who have been at the Preschool for at least a year, felt like hardly anyone was there, but I was grateful that the number wasn't larger as 43 little voices calling to you in a different language can be a bit overwhelming. I was assigned to help outside with another American (she's been a HUGE help and I'm very grateful for her friendship.)
There are three little boys here that latched on to me right away. They are actually from Maranatha's Children Home and are such sweethearts and seem to be the most out going so far, but it is only the first day. For the kids outside activity we'd decided to do trikes around the pool, the first class chased me around the pool on their trikes trying to catch me, their laughter pealing through the yard. The second class which is made up of our smallest children we did chalk with teaching them to draw horizontal and vertical lines with their chalk, one of the little boys that was playing with chalk next to me I taught to do high five after he made a vertical or horizontal line correctly. He giggled and did a little dance after he did one, it was adorable.
I met a woman who has been in Haiti for the past three years who really encouraged me and will be sending me her Creole Survival Guide that really helped her pick up Creole. She also works with kids but in a different part of Haiti. While I can't communicate with the kids very well verbally just yet a smile, hug, kiss on the cheek and laugh speaks volumes & fills the empty space for now.
Sounds like God is putting little "touches" of love in your life already.
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