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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

July 6 photos, with captions

As promised, here is a collection of pictures from July 6, when the team unloaded the container and visited the orphan care point in Manzini.

A game of "Ninja" ensued as we waited for the container to arrive!

My daughter Jasmine gave a tumbling lesson to our South African teammates Rebecca and Goodness.


As important as our relief work is, building relationships is what makes Swaziland Relief strong.  The lull in the action while waiting for the container gave Gcwalisile and Michele a chance to just enjoy one another's friendship
Once the container arrived, it was "all hands on deck" as we began the work of unloading and sorting boxes.

The container is opened, and a message from the team that loaded it was revealed.  [Sani Bonani is a greeting in siSwati]

Over 750 boxes were passed along a chain from the container to the Sunday school room that served as our temporary warehouse.

The boxes were neatly stacked and sorted by contents.

Team member Ted displays the box that was marked as "about halfway" when the container was loaded back in May.

 Team member "Q" carries the last box from the container!

Their work complete (for the moment), the team poses for a picture.

Later in the afternoon, a visit to the orphan care point lifted the teams spirits and made us forget aching arms and backs.

"Please shoot me!"  The kids love having their picture taken and the images shown to them.

You can see from this beaming smile why the orphan care point is a favorite stop for the team!







 

1 comment:

  1. So wonderful to see glimpses of everyone working together and enjoying each other!

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