BG Children

Just wanted to share what I saw through my window this morning........

I see the children parading down the sidewalk. They are heading to the house where they enjoy their structured play time called "playgroup". The preschoolers are already at their own school. The pre-walkers are being carried by volunteers. The marching ones are the children that can walk all the way up to age 3 1/2. They are looking much like little ducklings following their mother to the water.

There are many forms of transportation to playgroup.
There's the normal walk.
The waddle.
There's the gallop.
The drag your feet because you are looking around.
Or the drag your feet because your shoes make a cool sound.

There's the hop.

The scoot.
The skip.
The run.
The bouncy walk.
The inchworm.
The walk with your arms swinging high.
The casual walk with your hands in your pockets.
There is the wandering walk, on and off the path.

It is quite a sight to see and always makes me stop what I'm doing to witness this event and smile.

I see a particular boy (those of you who have been to BG might know which boy I'm referring to!) who cannot stay on the sidewalk and usually has to be corralled whenever it's time to move from one building to another. Transitions are a little tricky for this guy!

Today, instead of following the line up, he ran to the slide, ever watching over his shoulder to see if any adult had observed his wandering. When the Bo Mme shout his name, he keeps running to the slide, looking back with a smile. He hears her but goes up the ladder anyway. He quickly slides down and runs into the playgroup house as if he never had strayed. He's a lovable rascal! :)

Then I see a group of 4 children. They are hanging on to hands so sweetly as they walk to playgroup. But not in a row down the sidewalk. They are in a circle, trying to inch their way bumping into each other and not getting very far. Try to imaging a circle of kids moving all in one direction.

These scenes make me smile. (too bad I missed a photo of this!)

This is such a beautiful place, the children are so happy here. They are why we are here. And no doubt, the heart and joy of this place.

The longer I am here, the more I get to know these precious little ones. The more I know them, the more my heart yearns for things to be right for them. They are happy but.......They need moms and dads. They need brothers and sisters. They need cousins and neighbors. They need aunts and uncles. They need grandparents. They need...

We are grateful and privileged to be here for them... for such a time as this. We trust in our God who loves them more than we do. Please continue to pray with us that they will be placed in loving homes.

Thank you so very much on behalf of all 72 of them!!

Sincerely,
Karen