I can't really tell you how overwhelmed I am this week by all of the love and support I have been receiving from all over the world...literally. I am also overwhelmed with the amount of kids that have showed up to Clube de Jordy (Jordy's Club). Right now I am at 93! And let me tell you 93 rambunctious mozambican kids who barely speak Portuguese and no English and 1 Jordy who speaks weak Portuguese but a lot of English, makes for some interesting stories!
Back to my love and support. I have a lovely Aussie friend, Stacie, who is organizing a bunch of care packages for me and the kids! The support she is getting from her friends and family in Australia is just awesome. SO THANK YOU AUSSIES! My friends in Germany and Austria are also sending care packages, as well! Danke, danke, danke (especially if you are sending me the chocolate I requested...hahaha)! I am also getting more from the states so thank you to my friends and family in the states. I love you all dearly and am so honored and proud of you all!
Back to the 93 kids....day one I had 29...day 4...93....GOOD NEWS TRAVELS FAST! hahahahahahahaha....Here is what we did this week...drew....a lot....they love drawing. Played volleyball and soccer and I showed them some basketball moves....they were impressed! I made homemade checkers and tic tac toe. The checkers is catching on but its difficult for them to understand but we practice every day! I am teaching them English and right now we are going over the alphabet, numbers 1-20 and parts of the body. They are teaching me some Makua (local language) as well. There are a few trouble makers but I think I am handling the high volume and lack of Portuguese pretty well for doing it all solo.
My ultimate goal in my two years is to create a community center that will have a library, kids center, multipurpose sports field and classrooms for education, health, the arts, etc. for all community members. It's a big project but I am super excited to attempt it. I actually had parents bring kids and sign them up.
Again I thank you all for the support and check back for updates!
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