1-31-10B the orphanage

1-31-10
Sunday
21:27

Futbol is just so much more fun to watch over here Egypt just beat Ghana in the Africa Cup Of Nations. Sweet game, intense. A couple of minutes after it ended Nancy calls me and just says “did you see the ball?” we both laughed as I said yes. Nothing more needed to be said. Who is Nancy you ask? (you know, I find that I am writing my journals while considering that I will be sending them as e-mails. I’m gunna try to stop) nancy is Evelin’s dauter (in her 20’s I’m pretty sure) (daughter d.a.u.. … wow I spell good) Evelin was the mom of the orphanage in Kipsongo that Benja and Peter sleep/stay. Evelin passed away I think about a year ago. Her last words to Nancy were “take care of the children” (as accurately as I remember what Nancy told me). Because of some reason or another, the little assistance of money support they were getting from America moved to another orphanage. So now, Nancy is working 6 days a week (long days) for not-much an hour. (thank God for her having a job) and tries to support, feed, clothe, care for medically, and council 13 children (7 girls, 6 boys [I think]) (a few are older [15ish + one that is 18], but most are very young). God has sustained them this last year, but the kids need food and clothing. I have 2 coats, they have none {Luke 3:11}. The other needs for the kids are school fees and counseling/teaching about God. Nancy had asked me if sometimes maybe I could come even just to talk to the kids and counsel/teach them (they don’t have parents that can do this, and Nanyc comes home tired from a ling workday and just wants to sleep sometimes.) oh, yeah, and the boys could use a matreess or so (the 6 boys are sleeping in 1 very small room, on the floor, with only 1 thin, bad condition foam mattress. I have 2 coats, they have none