Brief overview of the last few days

On Saturday - we celebrated with the older preschool kids as they graduated preschool. They looked very official in their caps and gowns. The girls did a few traditional Basotho dances as did a few of the preschool boys. It was a very nice celebration.

On Sunday - we went to church and then enjoyed the afternoon relaxing and not doing much of anything as we prepared for our team of 13 guests from Australia to arrive on Monday.

On Monday - the boys our family is very close to went back home to their mother. It was heartbreaking to say the least. When the boys got here in August 2009, they were so sick that the staff did not know if they were going to live. Our social worker reminded the mother of the boys circumstances when they arrived and asked her to make sure she cares for them so they never get into those circumstances again. The boys' house mother was literally sobbing and I was not much comfort to her as I cried right beside her. Our social worker has shared too many sad stories of children reunited with their mothers and it has not given me much reason to hope, but I am doing my best to lay them before Jesus because He loves them so much more that I ever could. He will watch over them even when no one else can. He will keep them safe and away from harm because He is their Father, friend, and comforter.

After the boys left, I helped prepare dinner for the Australian team. They arrived just after 6pm and were all VERY tired ;)

Today - I got up at 5:30am and took a walk with Donna and 2 of our team members then was busy the rest of the day with cooking and homeschooling and a little bit of cuddle time with the BG kids and my own.

I feel a bit like I am on auto pilot. I am very busy when there are teams and our new school year has just begun and I am trying not to fall behind. I hope all of the above makes sense as I have been up for too many hours already and don't have the energy to read over what I wrote.
Good night,
Anita