Today was our first day at the orphanage! It surpassed every expectation I had.

When we first got there we saw a few small smiling faces poke out
through windows or from doorways. As Andrew had told us, the kids would be a bit shy at first, but they opened up quite quickly.

The kids are all so welcoming and happy to have us there. Everywhere I looked there was a smile to be seen.

We wanted to get into activities right away, and what better way is there to communicate through a language barrier than with games?

We broke out a soccer ball and a volley ball and played around a
bit. Simply passing a soccer ball in a circle quickly turned into a full on soccer game! It was so much fun! The kids were so into it and they had a few laughs at our expense (Caleb falling in a mud puddle, Jesse missing the ball a few times).

After the game some of the older kids showed us around the orphanage. Their English was good enough to have conversations with them which was really great.

Today was a great day, and I can't wait to spend the days to come with these amazing kids!

Posted by Mitch Ditkoff at July 4, 2012 08:43 AM

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