Today was our
first project visit; ‘House of Moses’. It's a centre for abandoned babies
and the most uplifting and inspirational place. Unloved babies, born into such
harsh situations, are now receiving a second chance. Sobering stuff, yet such a
place of hope!
We then drove to
our building site for the next fortnight; parking the minibus and walking to
the site of the new school. The first glimpse of horrific poverty really takes
your breath away. Rubbish on the street, children with no shoes and dirty
faces, women sat round precariously balanced fires. Yet they all have
wonderful smiles and waves.
We are the first
team of five travelling with Mission Direct from the UK this summer to work on the school building project. Therefore, our role is to lay the foundations. So we spent
most of the time today shifting the breeze blocks and positioning them (under the
instructions of the local builders!). Hard work, but as a team you could see the
progress. 
Many kids came out of the woodwork looking for love and attention so some
of the team did ‘Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses’ and ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’
which went down well. Action songs seem to overcome the language barrier and it
just shows the power of music to connect people.
Such a treat in
store when we got back, as the local tailor visited to measure everyone for
their African clothes. Such colourful fabrics to pick from! I can’t wait to see
the results.
