Hey everybody,

Already over three weeks at Lily, time truly does fly! Hopefully everyone's summer back home is going well, and you are getting time to go enjoy it. Holiday club was a lot of fun, and the children seemed to really enjoy it as well. We even went with the older children a few times out into the community, to give back what we can. One day in particular we went to Howick, a rough slum area, brought some balls, and played with the kids there. The Lily kids then organized games and did a skit and evangelized to the others. It was amazing to see what a few soccer balls can start!

School holidays ended last week and things have gotten a little more regular. Now the the children go to school during the day it opens it up for me to do some proper maintenance. I have recently been trying to fix some of the bikes that are here, but of the 15 I have found I will be lucky to put together more than 3. A group from Pietermaritzburg also came this week and we started to make repairs on the Youth Center. Next week I am hoping to start fixing kitchen cabinets throughout the houses.

Courtney has been keeping very busy with the Nursery every day. After lunch if she has time she usually visits with some of the babies around the other houses. Rylee has made several friends, and loves her mornings with the other kids.

Also I forgot to update the last blog with the before and afters of the pond at Aurora, so there are also a few pictures of that!

Have a great rest of the month everyone!

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During...

Done!

Trying to make sense of these.

SO excited to be doing this.

Even wore my drywalling shirt!

Soccer in Howick

The Lily group (right) singing for the rest of the kids.

Welcome to Lily!! Turn right at the bull!