Hello Gaborone, Botswana! Why here?? Rog went to the same school with Hannah Hardy from K to EMU Masters Degree...and her daughter Em is here. We couldn't be this close & not stop in to spend a bit of time with her. She is part of Youth for Christ and does a variety of ministries. Em lined us up with an Airbnb near her & we quickly settled in, picked up a few groceries & made plans to help at a day care. The day care/preschool is for orphans in foster settings & disadvantaged kids. When we arrived, the 40+ kids swarmed us and after a quick tour, we were the newest attraction on the playground. When recess was over, we each joined one of their classes. I got the opportunity to read aloud...twisted my arm...so I read Hands, Hands, Fingers, Thumbs which was on their library shelf. Kids & I loved drum, ditty, drumming!!
On the way back to our Airbnb, we made plans to meet up with Em to go to the movie theater we noticed nearby. After getting (rather bland) popcorn, we sat down in a modern theater empty except for us and thoroughly enjoyed Little Women.
Day 2 we hopped in the car with Em and another Youth for Christ gal fro US, Kelsey. We visited a couple patients who'd suffer spinal injuries, then co-led an Alpha discussion group and finally helped at a tutoring session. All great opportunities to spend time with the locals.
We treated the girls to dinner at the restaurant of their choice, Simply Asian.
Throughout the day, we did lots of reminiscing about experiences we had with Em's parents and her life in Dexter.
Pretty cool day!
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