July 28, 2009

Today was pretty much the same as yesterday. Youth camp in the morning. I'm in crafts, and we are working on decorating composition notebooks. The kids are pretty good artists! I think they really enjoy crafts. They don't get a lot of stuff, and don't really get to show their creativity, so this is nice for them. It's a little hard trying to get directions to be clear. You kind of have to talk to them like they're little children. All of their journals had something about God on them. It's really impressive how much they love him, and how much they recognize that he loves them too.

Last night Jamie announced that I would permanently be helping with crafts for youth camp. The important thing I guess is to be flexible. Things change all of the time. Like today, in the middle of camp everyone stopped for tea time. Things got really confusing, but I think we'll have it worked out for tomorrow. I'm excited to continue to work with the youth. It's hard to believe that some of them are the same age as I am... seventeen. They seem very experienced in life's difficulties, yet so immature. I mean, they have the potential to be just like you and I, but they don't have the appropriate tools or oppurtunities. I can't believe the same world can hold people so different.

After camp we headed to Squatters Hill again. Chris dressed up in a little lion outfit and as soon as he emerged everyone screamed and ran away. It was quite funny. After Squatters we went back to the hotel (where I am right now). You get covered in, well, a lot of yucky stuff... lets just say dirt. I'm going to need to do laundry soon.

Haley left a cute note on my bed:

I love you Amberly you are such a great roomie and a amazing friend.
Thanks for everything.
Love you to the moon!
-Haley.

She's still a little sick, but she's getting better. It got to the point where she couldn't keep any food or water down. So she got an IV. I was really worried about her, and I was lonely last night. I'm glad she's doing better. Everyone is still pretty unsure as to what she might have caught, or possibly eaten.
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Dinner was so good! It was actually traditional African food! It turns out the chefs thought we wouldn't like their food. So, they tried to make American food. Funny. Our team meeting was very powerful. A lot of people cried. I haven't really yet. I'm sure I will by the end of the trip. I bet a lot of the clinic people have seen pretty horrible things.