Dedication
Saturday, September 1st was the day of the official dedication ceremony for the orphanage. I had sent out invitations to many of the local government officials.
It was a day of celebrating all that the Lord has done this past year.
Looking back on the past year it is amazing to see how much has taken place. This time last year we were hard at work with many projects and repairs on the building. Little did we know at that time how long it would take us to get the building ready and how long it would take until we would receive our first children.
It has been an interesting and life-changing road getting to this point. So on September 1st we were celebrating so much...so much the Lord has done.
The ceremony began with the children, dressed in beautiful matching outfits, singing and dancing to songs they had practiced for the past couple of months. They were adorable. After the children sang the founder of our ministry, Rita Langeland, shared a few words and after her our East African director, Pastor Kioko greeted everyone. The main speaker was a Member of Parliament and she shared a brief speech. After the speaker, a few honored guests were asked to stand and greet the audience. Everyone enjoyed the ceremony very much.
After the "official" ceremony was over we led our guests on a tour of the inside of the building. I always enjoy showing visitors the building because they really appreciate all the work we have done these past 14 months.
After the ceremony and tours all of our guests went to Uhuru Hotel for a luncheon. It was a blessing to have so many of the people that we invited come to the dedication and celebrate with us. It was a wonderful time of celebration...at the orphanage and the luncheon.
It was a wonderful day. I wish so many of the people that have visited here and helped us since July 2006 could have been here to celebrate with us. From the time we arrived here visitors from the U.S. have come and helped to get the building ready. It has been a lot of work and so many people that came to help. Thank you to all of them. We celebrated on your behalf!
It was a day of celebrating all that the Lord has done this past year.
Looking back on the past year it is amazing to see how much has taken place. This time last year we were hard at work with many projects and repairs on the building. Little did we know at that time how long it would take us to get the building ready and how long it would take until we would receive our first children.
It has been an interesting and life-changing road getting to this point. So on September 1st we were celebrating so much...so much the Lord has done.
The ceremony began with the children, dressed in beautiful matching outfits, singing and dancing to songs they had practiced for the past couple of months. They were adorable. After the children sang the founder of our ministry, Rita Langeland, shared a few words and after her our East African director, Pastor Kioko greeted everyone. The main speaker was a Member of Parliament and she shared a brief speech. After the speaker, a few honored guests were asked to stand and greet the audience. Everyone enjoyed the ceremony very much.
After the "official" ceremony was over we led our guests on a tour of the inside of the building. I always enjoy showing visitors the building because they really appreciate all the work we have done these past 14 months.
After the ceremony and tours all of our guests went to Uhuru Hotel for a luncheon. It was a blessing to have so many of the people that we invited come to the dedication and celebrate with us. It was a wonderful time of celebration...at the orphanage and the luncheon.
It was a wonderful day. I wish so many of the people that have visited here and helped us since July 2006 could have been here to celebrate with us. From the time we arrived here visitors from the U.S. have come and helped to get the building ready. It has been a lot of work and so many people that came to help. Thank you to all of them. We celebrated on your behalf!
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