By LindsAy:

It has been a week already and we can't believe it! Time is going quickly and we are loving it. We go to the houses at 7:00am and help the kids get ready in the morning.... yes if you us 7:00am is a bit early but we don't wake up until about 6:40 :). The kids are rather crazy in the morning and they know I can't speak Sesotho so they challenge my authority and laugh at me :) For example one boy thought it was be fun to jump on the couch and I yelled at him, instead of him getting off about 6 more children joined in and laughed. So I just laughed too and hoped my house mother was not annoyed with me. Other than some misbehavior the kids are great and I already know I will miss them.

I usually have about 2.5 hours off for lunch which is amazing I love the down time to sit outside in the sun and read a good book. The weather has been very nice thus far and I am not looking forward to cooler weather that I hear is coming. The mornings are rather chilly but the afternoons are very pleasant.

Today I was sick with a fever and sore throat so I did not work today, but fortunately I am starting to feel a little better. Tomorrow we will be pony trekking in the mountains which will be amazing (pictures to come soon)!


By LindsEy:

7 days we have been here and we can't believe how the time flies! and we have time to update our blog twice in one week wahooo! :) Well, our first week is complete, and we have had a full week of our 'jobs', and fully enjoying them!! However, like Linds said, we wake up early, and even with going to bed at 9:30 pm, morning is never a friend of ours no matter what time it ends up being :) BUT, right at 7 i walk over to my house and say hello to 11 hilarious, adorable, sometimes trouble making but always lovable kids. Even with waking up early, my mood is never down because i get to hear the older kids sing their prayer before breakfast every morning, and it is that simple joy that gives me a positive mood for the rest of the day. not only with them singing, but seeing the little ones of the house (5 ages 1 and under in my house) and feeding them and getting them to smile and even changing their napi's (diapers), i just sit and enjoy my time with all of these little ones the God created special, and after spending just 5 days with them i can see their individual personalities come out a bit more and i am loving it. Funny little things happen everyday and you just have to laugh, and there are so many moments that i wish i could capture on camera and take it home to show everyone, but it's a little hard to have a camera on you 24/7 when you are trying to take care of 11 kids ages 0-6 with only a handful of people...:) :)

Bohlokloa is a perfect example. he is a 2 1/2 year old little boy, adorable!!! yesterday and today, he walks around the house with his pants but no undies on, and his pants are always falling down so all you see is his little butt hanging out as he is running around and jumping all over me or whoever else. Me' Mametella (house mother) put some on him before he left for playgroup yesterday (actually when he was sent back because he didn't have enough clothes on), and he came back from playgroup for lunch, walks out to the back where we were eating, sits in he grass and i see his little butt just hanging out of his pants again!! and i pick him up, swing him around and hit his little butt and all he does is laugh hysterically because he knows that he should have his undies on. hilarious!! all i could do is laugh at him and tickle him, and then everyone else wanted to join in on the tickle party too!

Lindsay and I are loving being here, we know we are supposed to be here, God has given us an opportunity to serve and we have taken it. There is nothing to complain about (well, the very chilly mornings maybeeee :) ) because we know we have been called to serve, we are here to serve, and we are being blessed through this experience! Even though these kids have stories of pain and sadness, they are blessing us in so many ways, along with the people we are meeting (slowly, as there is alot of people around these parts we have realized!), we have no excuse but to be happy and thankful for this amazing experience and opportunities, even with the hard things or experiences we hear and see. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and we are so grateful for it! And I may or may not already have a few children that i would like to come home with me :)

Overall, it has been an amazing first week here. from the children we have met and are interacting and building relationships with to the staff that takes care of them, to our roommates that we are getting to know, and the fun times we are about to have pony trekking tomorrow and sunday.... it has been great and we only pray for our weeks to come to be just as rewarding as we continue to serve here in Lesotho!!

thank you all again for all of your support and prayers, keep them coming we appreciate them very much!