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Our Final Day @ Hands of Love Namaadi Campus

Thursday, June 8th

        
Our final day at the  Namaadi Campus was filled with teaching, house Mom pampering, sports, arts and crafts, a full day at the medical clinic, and of course, innumerable hugs and smiles. The second primary school welcomed us with more flowers, love, and a beautiful choir performance. Mr. Greene, Mr. Head, and Tayloe spent the day discussing leadership, purpose, and worth with the high school. Mrs. Dabney, Mrs. Anderson, Phoebe, Caroline, Sally, Anna Kate, Lainey, and Sarah Gordon helped the house moms make beds in the Primary Girl’s Dorm which sleeps 105 per room and each girl shares a twin sized mattress in the bunk beds. Susanne, the house mom, lives in the room and cares for all these girls 24/7. Then, they gave all the house moms (3 in total) and the three lovely cooks their first ever mani and pedi with hand, feet, and shoulder massages. They had never had anything like this done for them, and they 100% deserved it! They rarely take a day off in an entire year, and work tirelessly and joyfully throughout each day. Hayden, Woods, Hadley, Sally, and Jenna assisted Dr. Caprise treating sick students in the clinic. Maddie, Josh, Thomas, Chip, and Michael spent the day playing sports with the kindergartners. They also introduced bubbles to them for the first time, which was obviously a total hit! Mrs. Battle, Stella, Elizabeth, Aaron, Jimmy and Hadley did arts and crafts with a class of 7th graders and high schoolers. They painted nails and made bracelets in the morning and taught Vacation Bible School in the afternoon. The best part of all of these days has been the joy we receive from giving love to hundreds of beautiful children. Reflecting on these past two days, there is both abundant joy and sadness as we process the life-changing journey this has been thus far. Saying goodbye was had and beautiful at the same time.


Much Love,


Tayloe Hunter & Sarah Gordon Duerson

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