Okay so haven't been super great at posting as often as I should but! I went reading some other blogs and most people blog less often then me and put about half the info or excitement into their blogs so be happy, and cut me some Christmas slack :P
So Christmas is just about ready to rear-end us all (I say that cause no matter now much you've planned or prepared it always seems to slam into you, like BAAAAM ITS CHRISTMAS, and your like what the heck just hit me?) At least thats how its feels to me, I have to keep reminding myself that Christmas is close because theres no snow or cold to remind me or make it feel like a Canadian Christmas but thats alright. Theres tons of work around here tho to keep me busy thinking about the time of year, you think shopping for your family and friends is bad....try 130+ orphans, you think the market is crowded try mine! At least you have a A&W's you can eat at or a Starbucks for those of you who like indie rock settings and overpriced coffee :P
Not going to lie, I've been having a heard time getting into the Christmas Spirit over here, it seems impossiable at times to keep positive when you see all those around you with less or have been dealt a crap hand. I mean even now I'm typing to you on a computer that could keep a family going for a year, yet the joy that these people have during this time of year, thinking about the Saviour, coming together to share a meal, that gives me hope. I mean I still miss home and all of you, but as long as I hold your warm wishes in my heart and your families in my prayers thats enough for me to almost be home even if only in spirit. We got a few Christmas presents, one was yesterday when a GAINT Coca-Cola Truck pulled in with African Santa doing the robot while holding a coke bottle to deliever some gifts for the kids and a donation of food for the Orphanage which got all the kids dancing (even one of the little babys started doing the bum shake) I have a few videos on it that you can all see when I get back, I'd upload them but once again MB's=$$$.
However this blog isn't about Dancing Santa tho he was pretty awesome and all, its about the 4 gifts that came a few days before, four beautiful new babies came to us, three boys and 1 girl, all no more then few weeks old, all innoccent and wide eyed. These four babies reminded me about the reason we have such joy not just this year but all year around, we are blessed to have them come to our Orphanage, and them getting to come to our Orphanage is really the best place for them to be in all of Tanzania as far as Orphanages go. None of them had names, so Bibi (Grandmother) named them all...well all but one. She let me pick the name one of the children who came, and as long as it would work in Tanzania that would become the child's name. So after some time and some rejected names Tyler was decided, but I call him Ty and he's the runt of them all but he's so cute and boy can get drink a lot of milk! Anyways my battary is dying so I can't make this much longer but all the new children and healthy and doing great! I can't wait to get home and show you all the pictures, but until then stay safe and God bless!
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