egypt photo journal (day seven)

Day seven was basically more of the same: hanging with the kids, loving on them, doing large group time, crafts, sports, etc. It amazed me to see how quickly affection developed between the kids and the team members in spite of language barriers and cultural differences. Here are some photo highlights:

Here's one of me just hangin' with the kids (and gnawing on sugar cane). Each day a bundle of sugar cane would get dumped in the courtyard. The kids educated me on how to eat it. It was soooo sweet and juicy. I ate quite a bit of it. Others on the team...not so much.

Me and my buddy Abanob (and another kid suckin' on sugar cane).

Soccer and sugar cane. Life is good.

That evening we took all the kids (over 100) on a LONG walk through the village to the orphanage to play some games. It was interesting having about eight white people escort 100 Egyptian kids through the city. Lots of interesting looks. But that's one of my favorite things...get out and about and experiencing culture. I love it. And the kids had a blast, too. Dustin and I went to the top floor of the orphanage to shoot this photo of the kids playing.

Day eight would our last day with the kids. More pics coming...