River of Thoughts

Christine Royse Niles — Changing the world one word at a time

Day 3 – Hi Ho, Hi Ho

It’s off to work we go… Today we learned that at least some of the kids here get up at 4 AM. And then they use the cool of darkness to clean the courtyard and begin preparing for breakfast. This appears to include rolling noisy carts past our open bedroom windows…..but this is another one of those reality check things. The kids leave for school at 7. In order to get 54 of them fed, the breakfast bell rings at six. In order to cook all of that food, they have to start preparing at five. And the morning chores […]

Tying Re-bar

Fabricating Window Protection

Day 2 – The Lord’s Day

And a beautiful day He has given!! The day dawned cool and bright. Most of the team woke up around 8:00, and we all sat down to breakfast around 9. Best of all, Marcella provided COFFEE!!! Following breakfast, we all broke off for quiet time. Each of the teams is working through a daily devotional, so many of us found shaded spots outside to read or journal for a few minutes. Worship service started at 11 in the rec room of the dorm building, and we were so excited to see how excited everyone is about God! Kids and adults […]

Cafeteria and Office Building