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| Today was Children's Day out at the Savane church plant. |
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| So I decided to dedicate this blog to the children of Savane. |
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| Phil, Emmalee, Simone, Manuel and Ramizia and their two children, Junior and Edmario, and I left early this morning for the African bush. |
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| We brought rice, beans, fish, chicken, and American cookies to celebrate the day. |
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| There were many children at the Savane church this morning. |
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| Um....yes. this is who you think it is. |
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| This little girl was really clapping and dancing during the worship! |
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| The children are sweet. I have noticed a change since we first started coming seven years ago. It seems they are healthier looking and that is really a blessing. |
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| I know by these pictures you might think it is cold here. No! It is not cold by American standards...it is like our summer but they just aren't use to weather in the low 80's. |
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| I noticed that the children were dressed in their Sunday best. |
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| Children sit in the front left of the church, men in the left rear and women and babies on the right. |
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| I always try and get everyone to smile but it doesn't always happen! |
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| You are never to early to learn the skill of carrying water on your head in Moz. |
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| A different technique. |
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| I am always amazed at the children carrying and caring for the babies. |
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| Um....well...not everyone wants their picture taken. |
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| Capalanas can be worn in a number of ways. |
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| Now this is the way to listen to a sermon! |
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| Simone preached today on children obeying their parents, unless your parents tell you to do something like go to the witch doctor. |
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| It was a bright, sunny day in Savane. |
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| There were a lot of boys there this morning. |
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| We gave away 30 Bibles to children ages 12-18. The one requirement is that they had to be able to read. Simone is putting their names in their Bibles. |
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| I noticed that some mothers came up and asked for a Bible - they were younger than 18. It is not uncommon, especially out in the bush for girls to marry very young...even as young as 14. |
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| The children gave us a chicken for bringing them the Bibles. I was hoping that this wasn't their pet chicken! |
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| The women can really dance in worship. Augusta is the leader of the women and she is really animated! |
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| The children waited outside for their meal after the service. |
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| Emmalee makes friends easily - even if she doesn't know the language....except the language of love! |
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| It doesn't take very long for girls to be silly. |
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| The children are waiting in line for their American cookies! |
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| They were told to bring a plate from home or they couldn't eat! They just eat with their fingers - they don't need silverware. We forgot to bring our silverware so I used my chicken bone as a fork - not a bad option. :-) |
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| Em passing out those cookies that she helped bake. I haven't told her yet exactly how many cookies she will be baking (1 million) as a 3-month intern here in Dondo....sshhhh....don't tell her! |
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| The adults were just as happy to get the cookies. |
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| A girl with her Bible after church. |
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| The girls were playing games while waiting for their food. |
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| These young men hung out together looking at their Bibles after church. |
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| These cute little faces are Junior (left) and Edmario (right). It is hard to believe that when we started coming here seven years ago that Manuel wasn't even married! |
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| Last but not least, little Pamela. She is eating her rice, beans and fish. Now that is something to smile about! We had a great day in Savane. Pray for the children of Savane and Mozambique. They are the future. The way to fight poverty starts in the hearts and minds of these children. We are thankful for the nine church plants and those that support them. God is working here in Mozambique! |
