Every other week they try to have a movie night for the kids. This was incredible to witness. Kids talk about it all day and wonder what movie they are going to watch (even though the usually watch the same three movies over and over again) and they tell us how excited they are. The interns set up a TV outside of one of the houses and kids bring chairs from their homes and pile around this small TV to watch the movie. Sadly, that night it started pouring when they started the film. All the kids ran back to their homes but as it began to settle down kids started to bring their chairs back out with as many umbrellas as they could find. Then everyone piled around the TV again.
Before starting Step Up they showed a COTN movie of the children. This would be like the movies you see on television asking you to give many to help feed children in developing countries. The children loved it! They would say “look its Pastor” “look its Massah” “look its me.” I have watched so many of those short commercial films but sitting their with these kids who have this need and seeing how excited they were that people watched this and cared about them was indescribable. What was even crazier was the fact that I was sitting with these wonderful children while watching it!
To top off the night I met Emmanuel for the first time. Molly (another girl from my team) and I were standing in the back getting soaked by the rain and trying to see what we could of the TV. Emmanuel saw us and came over with his umbrella and told us to stand under. This little boy NEVER gets to watch a movie and instead of being focused on the movie he was more concerned about Molly and I and are needs.
Thank you for sharing this Jesi..I wish I was there to pray for every single girls that slept in that room. I use to do that at camp, go to every single bed, and pray for every single girls. You have to tell me how I can sponsor a child.
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