I realize I already posted today but now that I'm laying in bed so many things are going through my head that I forgot to write. :) first, the purpose of today was to go out to remote villages outside Abuja to see where Rotary International can give money for projects such as water systems, sewer systems, schools, hospitals, etc. Each place we visited would meet us with their "chief" to tell us why we should consider their village over others, obviously bc we can not afford to fund all the requests. So when our team gets back to the US we will decide with fellow Rotarians where the money should go.
Its sad for me because each village needs something so badly that it will be hard to turn some down.
I want to TRY to explain to you what's its like in these villages with extreme poverty. I've never seen anything like it before. There is raw sewage all over the place and trash, etc scattered everywhere. Kids only wear about half their clothes with many running around naked! :) doesn't seem to bother them at all---although if I lived in 90 degree heat I might think about it too! As I stated before, the children are so happy! They LOVE to have their pictures taken. They will shove each other to be in the photo! A few fights broke out ove this! :)
Please pray for the people here! They are just like you and I and are trying to make a better life for themselves and their families! Tomorrow we are leaving Abuja for Kano which is further north. I will blog about out day tomorrow at some point---keep following! Thank you for your thoughts and parayers while we do so much great work here!
Kelli
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