Beach Gathering 09

Last year we celebrated one year of this home based care for children with

disabilities with a beach gathering. It was a great success so we decided to do it again. However this year slightly earlier due to Sarah's visit (the Occupational Therapist who will join us later this year).

Plenty of time to play in the sand and water...

for some a first time ever to visit the beach!

Others made new friends...

And another aim was to get parents talking and supporting one another....

After a hour and half of play, I had to drive one lad with a badly bleeding foot to the Doctor, while Abu led a time of parents talking of their experiences. They used this time to tell each other they are not alone with their disabled children, and that progress can be made. They were so encourging of each other and of the help we have been giving them.

We thanked each other, Abu for his hard efforts learning this work, and of course thanked God for every experience and opportunity He has given us to grow closer to Him.

Then we shared some delicious fruit and drinks. The looks on their satisfied faces made up for the 5 hours it had taken Sarah and I to cut the

40 mangos, 10 pineapples, 2 watermelons, 20 bananas the night before!

Such an event could not have happened without all the wonderful extra people who volunteered to get up early on a Saturday morning to help. So BIG thank yous to them too!

Little Kallon was exhausted by the end....definately home time!