May 26, 2012    Hello! It's Saturday afternoon and I'm sitting on the porch with my neighbors (nancy and bosco) and their family- they also work for the ministry. They are some of the most amazing people I've met here! Bosco is the school administrator and also helps with so many different aspects of the ministry. His wife nancy also helps with so many parts of the ministry and cooking and taking care of children.  Bosco and nancy came here from Kenya where they ran their own orphanage.  They have taken in Samuel, the 16 year old I talked about a couple blogs ago, which is amazing of them in itself.  They are very selfless people and go out of their way to make us more comfortable.  They really exhibit the love of the Lord in their everyday lives and it's so encouraging.  I feel so blessed to have them here with us and as a part of the ministry.  We just spent the last hour playing with photo booth on my iPad and they loooooved it!! We were all laughing so hard that we were crying... It's awesome to be around people like this, it definitely makes me feel more at home.  And now Bosco is tying the little ones up to a pole with a big rope and they are looooving it! He's one of the best dads I've ever met because he's just a big kid himself, so the kids love it!  One of the things I missed that really excites me about being here is walking to and/or back home from AWANAS because the children are so excited about muzungus that as we walk down the street children come from all over and walk with us.  They come and hold our hands and are excited to just be with us... I'm not saying this to sound like we're some big popular group, but it's so fun to be surrounded by them.  It's very funny at the same time because it's a big muzungu caravan- 4 white people and crowds of children all around us.  I'm sure it's a sight to the rest of the villagers.      Your prayers really have been working miracles here because I'm to the point where I feel comfortable and excited being here. Making friends and being around old friends really helps me feel at home, and I've also been sleeping better!  By 9pm I'm usually exhausted and looking forward to laying in bed and reading because I get up early and the heat itself is exhausting.  Anxiety comes and goes but I'm determined to overcome it and I'm reading/have read awesome books that have been helping me as well.   Thank you all so much again for your prayers and words of encouragement, I miss and love you all!