We are just getting ready to head off to the Anchor Bar in order to have dinner and watch the state of origin. I am dressed in the closest thing I have in my wardrobe to the colour maroon. ;)
Woke up bright and early to the sounds of cars going past our bedroom window and noises from the market across the road. At least I didn't have to have another cold shower this morning because I knew that my cleanliness would not last long. A little bit of incentive to get moving though was from the discussion the night before that the first 4 who were ready would get to catch a bus to school along with all our donations to the school. We had games, and balls, and clothes. There was quite a lot... I did prioritise a coffee, but I managed to get fourth in line. Phew.
Once we arrived at church we got moving pretty quickly. We opened a new paint tin, we got another ladder. Harvey took on the role of foreman, and we had about 15 young men from the church turn up and paint, and many of them took the jobs on the ladders so that was a bit of a relief. Apart from it being a little bit hot, we had quite a quick painting session. Managed to finish the undercoat on the front and side. Looks great! We were finished by about 11.
Hmm ... what was everyone else doing. Well David and Ben finished off the computer room, getting the extra power boards and tidying up all the cabling. Once that was finished a lot of young children crammed into the room, getting acquianted with programs like "paint" and "solitaire". We were impressed to see how enthusisastic everyone was - although it was a big challenge explaining how to use a mouse to someone. "Click" and "Move" were my starting words.
There is a man from Australia who is helping out at the church, his name is David. I sat in on an English lesson he gave to the kids. It was lovely to see them sounding out the words. One of the Wesley team members who was sitting with me, turned to me at one point and said "I didn't know that was how you spelt yacht". So yeah ... the kids are being taught very well :)
Our lunch was of bagettes and assorted toppings - Peanut Butter and banana is a WINNER! We also tried a fruit called "corossol", which I had tried yesterday. Such an unusual flavour and texture. A bit like mango, a bit like pineapple, a bit like chewing gum. I was delighted to see it did not have the laxative effect I had originally anticipated it would - but it certainly has a lot of fibre. Too much information?
After lunch was sports time for the kids at the school. I learnt where the sports fields are, and some of the kids were up the trees. That didn't seem to go for very long, and we came back to the hotel. I have had a sleep. Anyway. Better go. Go maroons!!!!
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