Well, we went to Trincomalee to the boy's home from last Wednesday to Sunday...without me knowing it, the boys were having 3 days off school, which meant we could spend all day with them!!
We went to the beach and had a great time! We were nearly the only ones there, playing cricket, splashing and jumping in the water, and one boy even came and held my hand...so as not to get washed away with the wave, but it made me very happy that they are maybe feeling a little more comfortable with me! With the rest of the time we played loads and loads of cricket and even had a huge huge water fight...it was supposed to be just water balloons...but Carrie, my friend who came over for 2 weeks, thought that buckets of water were a better weapon...so...basically we all got soaked!!
The relationships with the kids is getting a little better each time I go, so that is really encouraging...little steps...but getting somewhere! And the friendship with the house parents is great, and it really feels relaxing, restful and like home going there!
Carrie and I even went exploring a little, well a little ride on the scooter...turns out that she has never been on a train or even on the back of a scooter...so lots of new things for her. She was great with all the children that we met and they loved her too, I think that she loved the fact that kids are tougher here and that there are no health and safety rules!!!!
But I am really encouraged and happy with this trip and to see the boys smile a little more and play and just be a little more free...there are 3 new boys there, 2 of them are just so so relaxed and smile at me all the time and even chose to sit next to me when waiting to bat for cricket, which was a great surprise...and it gives me hope! So I'm looking forward to the next time!!
We went to the beach and had a great time! We were nearly the only ones there, playing cricket, splashing and jumping in the water, and one boy even came and held my hand...so as not to get washed away with the wave, but it made me very happy that they are maybe feeling a little more comfortable with me! With the rest of the time we played loads and loads of cricket and even had a huge huge water fight...it was supposed to be just water balloons...but Carrie, my friend who came over for 2 weeks, thought that buckets of water were a better weapon...so...basically we all got soaked!!
Carrie and I even went exploring a little, well a little ride on the scooter...turns out that she has never been on a train or even on the back of a scooter...so lots of new things for her. She was great with all the children that we met and they loved her too, I think that she loved the fact that kids are tougher here and that there are no health and safety rules!!!!
But I am really encouraged and happy with this trip and to see the boys smile a little more and play and just be a little more free...there are 3 new boys there, 2 of them are just so so relaxed and smile at me all the time and even chose to sit next to me when waiting to bat for cricket, which was a great surprise...and it gives me hope! So I'm looking forward to the next time!!
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