We woke up early the next morning to go into a village to rehab a well. We dragged the kids along this time. They thought riding in the back with no seats was pretty fun.
Here's the well. All the men were gatherer here.
All the women and children gathered a little bit away, under a tree. They brought out their nicest (plastic) chairs for us to sit on. And then they all looked at us.
Sara and I weren't sure what to do! The kids tried some songs, but then the people just stared harder and more quietly!
Look at these sweet faces!
These guys were pretty excited to have their picture taken. They got really excited when I showed it to them. I wondered if they even knew which one was them; have they ever seen themselves in a mirror?
After a short 45 minutes, it turned out the well had been satisfactorily repaired the day before. Everyone gathered around for a prayer.
Can you see our chairs back there under that tree?
This little girl amazed me. She was in charge of caring for that baby on her back all morning! She's probably not older than Jonas!
After the prayer, the kids headed out to hand out gum to the kids. It was kind of a swarm, but they handled it well!
We were especially proud of Jonas since this was WAY out of his comfort zone.
It was so fun to listen to our kids talking about which kids they gave gum to and how happy they seemed!
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