Christmas Eve Sensational Day

Christmas eve is a wonderful day, full of great things for most of us. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could "do" Christmas ever every day...the kind thoughts and actions. Check out our SA Christmas eve.

It started by getting the children (Liam and Lindie) ready for the day. No work today (Yeah) so we have the entire day to enjoy different stuff. Liam loves to play as is shown here...he would rather wear a pillow case than his clothes...of course grandpa introduced the idea!

The first matter of business was to take Lerato and Monica to the RHI attorney's office. No, not legal stuff. The office staff decided they would shower the two girls with gifts as their Christmas project. The smiles could not adequately express the joy in the room as the girls opened their gift bags. Clothing, jewlery, school supplies and more came out of the bags. These two parentless girls haven't been this happy for some time.

Tears of joy filled the office waiting room. Two girls who had little being showered on by very generous people! Wow!

The office staff COULD NOT let the girls just leave...they had to take them into a "dressing" room and put on their new clothes and play jewlery.

Another first for these two...an elevator ride. Yes, only one floor and would have been faster by stairs, but a very new experience. You should have seen their faces when the "floor" of the elevator started going up!

Flat Stanley joined the team in SA for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately a "little person" was a bit rough with the guy and he had to have a bandaid to keep himself together. Sorry Kalynn.

All of this before breakfast! After lunch a bit more sobering task. Taking gifts and candy to the children at the hospital. Words again cannot describe this place. Very few of the children had any medical equipment and No toys, NO TOYS or anything for the children to play with. We met quiet, sad-looking children who were away from their families. The rooms appeared to be clean at least. I tried not to look too closely. Our group (RHI Staff) gave a coloring sheet and crayons to each child old enough to color as well as candy and balloons. They soon were batting the balloons all over the rooms and hallways making joyful noises and having fun like normal children!

Thanks for reading and for keeping the ministry of Brian & Lois and Louis & Amber in your thoughts and prayers. It means a lot to all of us here to know the support we have from home!

I know I am running about a week behind on blogging, BUT we have to work in our computer time when the internet is working and when we have time...usually early in the morning or after the grandkids have gone to bed...we do have priorities, you know!