Outreach at St. Edwin's Orphanage

Two weeks ago
it was Outreach
Saturday at RVA.
Students loaded
into vans, trucks,
cars, and buses
and went all over
the area to
minister. Some
of the jobs were
planting trees,
picking up trash,
helping widows in
their homes, and
visiting orphanages.

We went with the group that visited St.
Edwin's Orphanage. Here you see one of
our students, Meekly, with some of the
children at the home.















Our students were soon playing with the children.
They had fun using a huge parachute and hula
hoops that we took with us.















While they played some of us spent time plastic
wrapping new mattresses that had been paid for
by a church in America. Everyone was happy to
pose in front of the mattresses leaning against the fence.















It didn't take long for the mattresses to get delivered to
where they belonged - in the children's bedrooms!




























They gathered around their beds and really were much happier than this picture shows.

Meet Evelyna, the gal in yellow. She
is the top student in her class of 80.
Below Nancy is encouraging her to
continue doing well in her studies.


















You no doubt recall from earlier posts that the orphanage was praying for a water tank, a cow,
a plot of land, and a vehicle. Thanks to some of you who gave generously while I was home,
we were able to give Edwin enough shillings that day to buy a cow. He was so grateful but he
decided he should tell the children at a later time. One gift a day was enough! Hopefully we'll
be able to get pictures of the cow before we leave.

Jesus' words: "In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these, you have done it unto me."