As you can imagine, there are many memories and many thoughts for the team as we enter life back in the States. Some of us have already adjusted to life back in the States. For others of us it may take a while.
Our mission trip to South Africa was a wonderful one, full of many beautiful moments and heart-breaking ones as well. As I was thinking about what story to share, I decided to share about a little girl I met at Butterfly House, a health center for HIV patients.
Our team got to visit one day and we were able to spend some time with the kids there. There were about 20 kids ranging from toddlers to age 7. In some cases, the kids are HIV negative but their parents have HIV and are too weak to take care of their kids. In this sense, the center acts as a day care.
What's amazing is that the kids have so much life in them even though they are HIV positive! Of course the kids probably do not even realize this, but it was such a blessing to spend time with these kids and keep them company.
Of the many kids, one of the little girls stood out to me. She was really cute and her hair was amazing. I forget her name but I will call her "Trollie" because her hair reminds me of a Troll toy I had when I was a kid.
Like many of the kids at Butterfly House, Trollie was a happy, fun, little girl. She enjoyed me chasing her around the building. Look how excited she is when I cornered her.
She resorted to some funky sign language, presumably a peace sign, and so I copied her and offered her a truce.
Our partner Monte Christo Ministries (MCM) is one of the many donors to Butterfly House. Some of your donations went to support a child like Trollie! Thank you for being a blessing!
In Him,
Peter
I wanted this gal. Her hair was so rad. I hope my one-day African child has this do.
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