I found this quote today in one of my books... "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." -john muir So, I want to take the children on a field trip to a playground. They need grass, laughter, to run around, some freedom and space, and a break. If this feels like prison to me, imagine what it must feel like to be them.
After a pretty long day of tears, tired kids, some pinching, and a lot of diarrhea, we finally gave the Sisi's some chocolate and some new tea towels which they loved, and were dismissed at 7pm.
Well... tonight...
The most extravagantly beautiful sunset graced the skies over poverty ridden, dirty and sick Khayelitsha. How can you say there is no God? As the African clouds danced in circles and ways I have never seen before a group of girls began to sing their sundowner anthem outside our window. There is grace and peace that reigns over this misery, there is hope, there is forgiveness, and maybe because He is needed so much, His presence is felt more here.
This vision has been locked into my heart and memory.
- amy
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