Paint by numbers

After walking through Kayamundi the first day we were all drawn to the same project, painting murals in a bedroom for orphaned children. We knew that it would be a stretch of our artistic abilities and that it would be challenging but we decided that our heats were pulled to this project and that could only be from God. We were most defiantly blessed while buying supplies. The store manager was more than willing to give us our paints at cost. This allowed us to use our left over money to buy snacks for our guide Luthando’s friends (who were helping us out) as well as donate money to Prochorus (the organization) for children’s books.

Our project work time was not always stress free. Giving up control of how we would like things done and having people walking in and out of the room was not always easy to deal with. Even though it was challenging at times it was inspiring to see people from the community getting involved. With everyone’s help and a huge blessing from God, we were able to get everything finished on time. Even though it was a challenging experience, it was one of growth and learning to co-operate as a group. There was a strong feeling of accomplishment when we were able to meet our goals and finish on time.
P.S. The secret to dealing with stress, is to not get stressed. Words of encouragement from a helpful friend.

Ainsley, Abby, Jenna, Jason, Janelle, Luthandos