Luke 18:16-17 "But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of GOD belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not recieve the kingdom of GOD like a little child will never enter it."
Today was the first day with the kids and it was a total blesssing! All of the kids seemed so happy to be there. I was lucky enough to get to lead Harambe (swahili for "come together") this morning which is just a moment of singing and dancing and playing games. It was such a great time, even the kids who were "too cool" to play the games and sing the songs, still had a sparkle in their eye!
Recess was probably the highlight of the day for me. We all go outside with them and supervise. But, one of the little boys, Brayden, went and picked an orageish lily looking flower for me. It was definatly the sweetest thing ever! But, it did not end there. One of the 1st grade girls, Faith, also thought I needed another flower, especially from her. So, I got a purpleish flower. I'm not totally sure, but I don't think they should've been picking these flowers off the trees and bushes. But it was just too sweet... and I had to close my eyes so it was a surprise, so it's not like I saw them pick them...which makes it okay, right? haha
Throughout today I just felt so blessed and loved. Most of the kids gave the other interns and I all of their trust the moment we met them. Wouldn't the world be a lot different if trust was handed out like children do. It is like Jesus knew kids would be so trusting, especially in him, someone who wouldn't let them down and always love and protect them.
I found a new definition of love today. Everyone says you should always have something to love, someone to love, and somewhere to love. Love should be an emotion you can see yourself doing for the next 1389752 years and never growing out of love with it. Today, I found my something, working with kids.
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