Time is flying by in the orphanage and it's sad to think that in 2 days, 2 of our team members will be heading home. They have been such a great source of joy, laughs and they are always the first to volunteer for dish duty so they'll definitely be missed ;)
Today we worked in the garden and even though I vowed not to return to the baby house, I volunteered for a shift- a very short shift. This time went much better! I was holding a little girl and we started to dance and sing songs that I would sing and dance to with my nieces back home. Apparently singing and dancing is a universal thing, the sweet little girl loved it and every time I'd stop, she'd move her body to signal more dancing. I was singing " I could have danced all night" from the musical My Fair Lady and the house mom, Lynette, (who is from the States) got so excited to hear songs from musicals so we spent the rest of the time playing "name that musical". Lynette is an amazing woman and while we bonded over musicals, it was so great to see her heart. It was especially eye-opening for me because I had always wanted to open my own orphanage in South America and to see the sacrifices she has made to be there were just astounding. When I worry if I have what it takes to do something like that, I am reminded of this verse, "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." Psalm 73:26
