God's Childrens Home Part 2

I went for the second time to visit some teenaged girls at God's Children's Home yesterday. It was really quite a wonderful time. There were a lot of challenges we had to overcome before we could get there yesterday because it was raining, the roads were bad, one of Andrea's children was sick so we had to take them with us, we got stuck in a traffic jam on a bridge, and everything seemed to be a hassle. However, it was really a wonderful time with the girls. We baked shortbread with them. It's really neat how they make an oven. I should have taken a picture, but they put the food in a metal box over a fire, and cover it with a metal sheet, on which they build another fire. So, there is a fire underneath, and a fire on top. I couldn't believe how well it turned out! Honestly, it was such good shortbread! It was fun to learn how they bake here and just hang out with the girls.
We played a fun little guessing game and just had some fellowship time, and then my roommate Esther lead us in a Bible study. It was really good. She talked about how Jesus is "the way, the truth, and the life", and how we can choose His way or our own way. She compared it to baking: you can eat the ingredients all separately (yuck - raw eggs, flour, sugar), or mix them together and follow the recipe and make something wonderful! It was such a good, simple, true lesson. Afterwards we prayed with the girls and it was so good to hear their honest, heartfelt prayers. They so obviously depend on God for everything in life. I am always learning fresh new things from these people!
The girls platted (braided) my hair for a while after everything was done. It's amazing how fast they are at it, and how creative their hairstyles are! The girls are so beautiful! I just can't get over it. I really wish I had longer to be here with them, and more of an opportunity to get to know them. I'm going to try to go back as much as possible in this next month.
I can't believe I have only one month before I return home! It's actually shocking how fast time has flown!