Babies again!

I know you're not tired of seeing more photos of the babies! They are growing so so so fast!

 Dinah! Still gorgeous, and now - sitting up by herself! 

 Diana - also sitting up! It's so fun to see the differences in their personalities. They are easy to tell apart now - it's all about the ears!

 Benson!

 Leon and Lucy are so much stronger than when they first arrived, the difference is amazing. They have transformed into happy, WALKING toddlers! Lucy can walk very well on her own, and Leon can take about 10 steps and is getting more steady every day!

I love this little guy!!

Mark can sit up by himself! And.....

He's starting to crawl! He crawls a few strides and then throws both his legs out behind him and scoots on his tummy. Way cute. He even tries to pull himself up to stand!

 Gracie is SO big now! Her hair is long enough to be braided! She walks, says "hi" and "bye", and laughs constantly. Love, love, LOVE this girl!!

 Asha is big! She's nearly 9lbs now and will be 3 months old in 5 days! I can't believe how fast she is growing. She looks completely different than she did when she first came. 

Elisha and Ethan were napping during this photo shoot - I'll post about them again soon!

Street Boys Soccer

 Here are a few photos of the street kids' Saturday soccer game. They play soccer every Saturday at a field in town. 

 When I came on short-term trips the last two summers, we just visited the street kids at Tumaini drop-in center or stopped by the barracks to drop over leftover food. Now, I see them when I'm walking in town or going to the market and some of them yell my name when they see me passing in a car or a matatu. 

 I am amazed at how hard they can play, and they play non-stop for about 3 hours.

 This is a street kid with a boy from the neighborhood who came to join in the soccer game. You can clearly see the difference between the one who has a home to go to and who doesn't.

 

 We didn't have a soccer ball this week, they are playing with a volleyball. =)

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple truly, I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward." Matthew 10:41-42

Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.