All the Touch a Life children who are under the age of 13 years old have arrived at the Village of Hope!!! There were 23 children from Tema that arrived this past Friday and 24 children from Kete-Krachi that arrived this past Saturday. The remaining children that are 13 years and older are at the Village of Life in Kete-Krachi going to a vocational school that was just newly built. The 47 new children at the VOH are only going to be here temporarily until TAL builds a house nearby for all of them to live. They will continue to go to Hope Christian Academy located at the VOH for schooling.
It has been a joy having these new children in my Creative Arts classes, and several of them are wonderful artists! We have been short some desks so they had to share a desk and chair with their new classmates. Having so many children in class has definitely been challenging, especially with all the noise. Trying to establish structure and procedures in the classroom where there are none has been really challenging. There are constant interuptions, and the children are out of their seats and very talkative. It does not help that I am female and American. The children listen so much better to the male Ghanaian teachers, so I know they are capable of working quietly in art. I just haven't been able to manage that yet. The children are all very excited to see me when I show up for art class. Today, Mishel turned in his drawing, and then quickly asked for it back. When he gave it back to me, I saw that he wrote I love Jenny on it. The little ones are so precious! I pray the Lord would continue to fill me with His strength, love, and patience so that I may pour out His love each day to the children and teach them art in the process.
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