"Jesus loves the little children.."

"Jesus loves the little children
all of the children of the world
red and yellow black and white
they are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world."

This would be my new favorite song. William sings it everyday and I can't get enough of it! It makes my heart so happy to hear these precious ones sing about their Savior. The One who loves them unconditionally and forever. To see the pure joy on the kids faces when they sing is incomparable.

I don't have a picture of this one yet, but Christopher is a little ball of energy. You will hear me say this a lot (because I love them all) but I LOVE him. I love when I walk to the front yard he is the first one to greet me. I love when he runs full speed at me. I love catching him and holding him high in the air hearing him laugh uncontrollably.

Last night I put 14 toddler boys to bed again. This time alone :) However, it went better than expected! Putting the boys to bed means I got 14 hugs and kisses goodnight. Jealous? You should be! This makes every day end with a huge smile on my face.

Prayer is still much appreciated and some specifics would be letting the little things that frustrate me go. And my health! I have a cold or something and have had it for about three days now.

I am going to try and update more often, but internet is sometimes a problem here. I also don't want to get on facebook too much because it is starting to become a distraction! I hope everyone is doing well back home! love you all!

 

obsessed

Meet Eric 

This is eric! I am in love. This little one is most definitely an escape artist and the ring leader of the group. I am not with this group of kids, but that doesn't mean I don't sneak away for a little bit :). I get to see him every morning when I walk out of the guest house. "Auntie, Auntie!" How could I not go by and see him! 

The other night I got to put 14 toddler boys to bed. Luckily I had Erin to show me the ropes. If she wouldn't have been there I would have been in a world of trouble. Attempting to get them in there pj's, brushing their teeth, making them take their vitamins are all pretty difficult tasks being a new auntie here. But difficult doesn't mean I don't love it. 

At this point I wouldn't give up getting spit up on, getting susu (pee) all over me, or changing dirty diapers for anything. Because with all of those maybe not so pleasant things comes running around the yard chasing toddler boys, rocking precious newborns to sleep, singing twinkle twinkle little star to the wrong tune, getting hugs and kisses every .031231 seconds, and of course resting in the fact God is always good. Always. 

No matter the circumstance God has a bigger picture in mind. That is most evident here. Recently I met two missionaries. Actually it was within the first 24 hours of being here. Me and Natalie were wide awake do to the time change. The girls saw we were on facebook and told us to come down stairs. They don't stay at Amani so we were a bit confused. We walk in and saw a tiny tiny baby. 10 hours old. They had him on a breathing machine and he was a very pale baby. I won't go into a lot of detail, but healthcare here isn't anything like the US. He did better for a little while, but as the days progressed there were new complications. Baby Joel past away today. I can't say I ever see a plan when a baby passes away, but there is one. God is still God and now he is wrapping His arms around baby Joel. 

Even if it seems the lowest of lows God is working. I think he works best at these times. It means we have to fully rely on him and know that what He has coming is always best for us. How stinking cool is that? We have a Savior who cares so much about us. Absolutely crazy about us! I can never wrap my mind around the fact of how much He loves us, but that is just how big our God is. If we ever think we fully understand God then we are limiting Him. He is more than we could ever imagine. 

   

Here

Can I just start off by saying I am overwhelmed. In a good way of course, but wow. God is too good. I got here at about 2 a.m. and went to sleep around 3. I woke up to the sounds of babies crying, mamas singing, and monkeys hollering. Why in the world was I not here sooner. I couldn't ask for a better alarm clock!

Today we were able to take it easy and just kind of hang out. Which in my case meant sleep. I got up and took a quick little tour around the place before heading back to bed. I started off seeing the littlest babies. Precious doesn't even begin to describe these little ones. Next was on to the BC room. A little older than the last group. Once again precious doesn't even begin to describe them. Next on the list were the toddlers. A MESS! I was attacked the second I walked in. What a welcome that was! Needless to say my heart is no longer my own. I have been here for less than 24 hours and I can't imagine myself anywhere more perfect.

"auntie! auntie!" I LOVE THOSE WORDS. I am in love with the place. With everything about it. I can't wait for whatever it is God has in store for me!