This morning we woke up and made a fast breakfast so we could get out the door to go meet the athletic coach at a school we are involved with. AGC (All God's Children) is a tuition free educational program for grades K-9th. There are approximately over 300 kids attending the school and over one thousand on the waiting list.
When we arrived, the kids had just finished class and were coming outside for recess. Dad the kids and I played some of their native games with them. They use wadded up plastic bags for a ball and also used an empty water bottle for a soccer ball. They were quite talented! I was able to throw all the balls at once up into the air, and watch them scramble around screaming and laughing and pushing each other trying to catch them. A few of the young boys began hitting each other with their water bottles in attempts to steal the ball. They were rough...very rough. This didn't seem to bother them in the slightest. They kept laughing and smiling. The children wanted to hold our hands, and touch our skin. Our nails and hair fascinated them too.
Later that day we went to a girls Kick-ball game at a turf stadium. It is the SECOND most popular sport in Liberia following soccer. For the most part girls don't play soccer, so they participate in this sport instead. It is so big that they have a national team! It was really hot and humid sitting in the shaded stadium. We were all so sweaty. Today was definitely the most hot and humid day so far. Looking forward to the many more! We definitely are thankful for our air conditioning. Us American's don't know how well we have it.
Take a moment today to be grateful for something you have, this has been a very insightful experience thus far.
Kim
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