My Father's Houses Opening

Today was amazing! We had the grand opening of the My Father's Houses in Chongwe. Bob and Mary (missionaries for EOH), Gary and his family, the bishop from Grace Church, Barclays' representatives (bank), and head men of the lands, and the head Chief Bunda Bunda of all of Chongwe cam to witness the official opening of the homes. It was touching to hear the story of how they picked out the land, once called "the dumping place", and transformed it into a work of God. Mama told us stories of how Satan tried to stop the building of the homes in Chongwe. The workers called one evening saying they couldn't keep staying on the property because their generators (for lights) wasn't working, and they couldn't sleep because it felt like hands choking their throats everytime they fell asleep. But Mama encouraged them to persevere, and the structure got built.
Some of the children came up and gave testimonies of where they used to live before My Father's House and the majority of the children were passed around from family to family or lived in un-livable conditions. It was amazing to see the what the work of God is doing in these children's lives through Every Orphan's Hope. After the ceremony, we just staying around and sang, danced, and played with the children. Two little girls clung to me the entire afternoon. I picked them up, tickled them, played with them, and just held their hands. It made me realize that if God's purpose for me here is to do nothing but love on these girls, then I can do that. This was the first day that I've really been able to connect with the kids. Right before we had to leave, we were all sitting around with the kids and they were teaching us Njanji, asking us when we were coming back, etc. It was really touching to see how much they needed to be loved, talked to, played with, prayed for, everything. I really pray that God works in these children, and that He uses Teen Mania to make an impact on the children's hearts.