Sunday, May 27, 2012

Faraja and a Waterfall

Yesterday, the group decided that we had had one of the best days of the trip.
In the morning, we went to Faraja Project. This family center provides a feeding program for children and a safe place for them to play. They also have a pre-school and a library. We were able to play with many children, see them get a good meal and blow lots of bubbles.

Abby held a very successful bookdrive in Jamestown and was able to bring bags of books to help build the library at Faraja. We had a really fun time browsing through all of the books and putting them on the shelves, knowing that they would be read by many children who didn't have books of their own. It was a very low key, yet satisfying and inspiring way to start a Saturday.

At Faraja, there is one little boy named Clinton who started coming there when he was very small and very ill. Now, he is healthy and happy and basically runs the place. He loved playing with us and letting us carry him places.

We also brought a ton of coloring books and crayons. Tables were lined with kids coloring and they were all talking and discussing and stealing crayons from each other.

After Faraja, we were picked up by Micheni, the driver for Village Hopecore International. He agreed to show us a beautiful waterfall and a natural land bridge. The hike down to the waterfall was very slippery and a little treacherous, but we all made it through. The hike was definately worth it. The waterfall was breathtaking.

After the hike, we returned to the house, muddy, sleepy, a little sore, but satisfied. What a fun and exciting way to spend one of our last days in the area.

(Pictures will be uploaded eventually :) )

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