Martin's sketch of Dolly Pollock
Martin's sketch of Ted Pollock
All of the kids
The whole faimly
New record 24 in the Matatu
Today was the day we waited all week for. We went out to visit the Kids of the Kingdom. We got to the church before the family and then one by one they arrived to welcome us. Each one stopped to greet every one of us. Some where in the middle the generator, keyboard and very large speaker arrived. The church congregation was made up mostly of family, with a few friends and relatives. The service was led by Martin, the keyboard played by Bill (Martin and Ruth's son), the music and dancing led by Carolyn and Faith (Martin and Ruth's daughters) and performed by all of the children. What a wonderful, joyful service of worship and praise. It is hard to describe but something we will cherish forever.
After the service we went to Martin and Ruth's home where we were served tea and sandwiches. We then gave out gifts to each child. Leah had made a special bag for each with their name and we filled each with an item of clothing and other gifts that had been collecting by all the teams. The children were all so excited and grateful. We took individual pictures of each child so if we can read the name we can remember each one. The children all went and put on their new clothing on. They then formed a line and burst into a thank you song and dance. How much joy they have to share!
On our way home we set the record for the most people in the matatu, 24!! It was definitely a perfect day.
I just burst into tears of joy reading this. The bags were such a wonderful idea and I could picture them relishing the contents. Wish I could have learned each name, but it was impossible. Yes indeed - a perfect day. Carolyn P.
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