Good evening from Zimbabwe!  This morning we woke up and had a lovely pancake breakfast with bacon.  Then we went to Harare Theological College to meet up with Pastor Henry and his team to educate them on the Happy Readers program.  Mary shared all the instructions with the team and were able to give them examples of some of the games that the teachers could play with the students to help them learn the ABC's and how to create sentence structure.  Then Pastor Henry's team expressed their thoughts and concerns for the future of the school.  The headmaster's attitude was very positive and was excited for the program to launch and while sitting in the class I could tell that this program was only the beginning of the educational partnership that South Ridge would have with the Bridging School.

Before dinner the team was able to visit Pastor Peter who lives across the street from Bud.  Pastor Peter and his wife run an amazing ministry of opening up their home to children who deal with abuse and are struggling with HIV/AIDS.  Pastor Peter's childhood was very hard, however he lives a true testimony by allowing the Lord to work in his life and giving yourself fully to the work of the Lord.  They also have a partnership with Covenant, a church in Pennsylvania that was able to bless the couple with two laptops to help them further their ministry.  We were able to deliver these gifts to the couple as well as distribute dolls to the children that lived there.

Tomorrow we are going back to the Bridging School to see the students in action, and visit the boys and girls home.  Personally, I am continually blessed by the joy the children have despite all of their individual situations.  This afternoon I read Psalm 8.  Verse 2 says this, "From the lips of the children and infants you have ordained praise."  What a blessing!

Thank you for your continued prayers and support!
Love,
Devyn