This morning was Kid's Club. We were there during worship. They sang one song in English - "Our God is an Awesome God". It was amazing to hear and really special to us. We watched while they listened to the lesson and then as they learned to draw an elephant and a giraffe.
We really had a chance to get to know many of these kids and their personalities in just a short time. Despite a bit of a language barrier at times, we were able to communicate some with hand gestures and a few Albanian words. A few of the older ones knew some English and would help translate too. We really do love the kids in Vlashaj!
The majority of the kids that come to the center are boys because many of the girls are at home helping to cook and clean while mom and dad are out working.
If the kids in the village come to Kid's Club 3 Saturdays out of the month, Nathan rewards them with playing a Wii game on the 4th Saturday. So, we were there for that.
Cydil and Jen got some cooking and cleaning done while the men and kids helped out with the Wii races.
In between turns on the Wii, all the kids would play in the courtyard at the center.
Later on in the afternoon we had the privilege to go to the next village over to the Hope for the World Center. This is a home for teenagers who need a home or have aged out of the orphanage. We had the opportunity to talk with the kids there, but not everyone spoke English, so it was a little bit difficult. A group with World Race was staying in Albania for the month, so we met some of them who were staying there at the center that week. We had a cookout and then went back to the village. Hope for the World also runs several orphanages in Albania and does much more for the country,
Just a sidenote - Hope for the World and World Race both are right here in Georgia.
Later that evening we had a chance to just talk with the Waggoners and let the our kids play.
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