Those words we heard from the children at St. Matthews School today when we pulled out our cameras to take pictures. They were so excited to see themselves as we checked to make sure we had good pictures.
After arriving at St. Matthews Church and School this morning, we were entertained for over an hour by dancing and singing children. And, they were amazing! We saw and heard traditional Kenyan dance and songs; these children could perform at Folkmoot... they are that good! Then we went to work throwing stones into a foundation which needed to be leveled so the floor can be finished with concrete. We are working on two classrooms for the school, which serves 120 students ranging in ages from two and a half to twelve.
Tea and lunch ran together today, and we were graciously fed by the women of St. Matthew's Church. After eating and resting, it was back to work hauling and throwing stones. It became a team effort as teachers and students joined in. Late afternoon we stopped work to hand out a package of maize meal, a toothbrush, and toothpaste to each student and teacher. As the chairman of the building committee said, the maize will not only feeding children, it will feed a community.
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