June 15

This morning Danielle and I made flyers for the day's events in the neighborhood instead of going to the market in the morning with Mayalou and Maddai. 

Then we all met up and went to a few stores collecting the supplies we needed for the day. 

We went to the neighborhood and made paint and painted trees (just the bottom half) to prevent insects from eating away at them. We painted 11 trees and then took a break for lunch around 1:30 pm. We have 64 trees to paint total! And today there were only 5 of us painting. It was still fun!

We started set up for Remi at about 3 pm and I learned more songs to the routine to teach the kids and we practiced a little. At first no kids showed up until about a half an hour after Remi was suppose to start and then the kids started appearing within thin air. It was fun and less awkward to be Cometa this time, though some of the kids stared at me with something that resembled fear or question. 

Me as Cometa:

Afterward we got ready for the Jesus Film. Took down all the REmi stuff and carried all the chairs up the stairs and the hill (for the Jesus Film set up) - I think I am getting some serious muscle from the hills. The Jesus Film unfortunately didn't happen (due to lack of sound) but I'm getting pretty good at scaling concrete walls to set up for it. Mayalou preached instead of doing the film. 

Then we just went back to Maddai's house for dinner around 9 pm. Their meal times here, are so different! It's hard for the stomach and brain to get used to. But we didn't stay as long as normal because I wasn't feeling well.  I think Danielle was excited to get back too and take showers-we were all covered in paint-and rest. Did I mention her Grandpa died earlier this morning? So rough. So sad, we're just trying to be a strong support. She just wants to keep busy and wants a passion and joy to be here, she is struggling to find that right now. 

Prayers!