The morning cow bell

This morning at 6am I awoke unusually awake. Most mornings I would roll over and go back to sleep until the alarm goes for a 6 minute until breakfast countdown. That's more than enough time to get ready and at the table...technically the table has shoeboxes so it's in the living room but you get the drift. And so, this morning, I got up to find mum also awake and alert. So we decided to go for a walk. On route to the door we met dad, who also was up, awake and alert. Then we sneaked out before we woke anyone else!

We wandered through the village and up the hill at the back. Looking back we could see the mist throughout the valley. It was bitterly cold and our hearts went out to those sleeping in the poorly structured houses and facing the elements. As we neared the top the sun rose up above the tree line and God's creation was beautiful to look at, experience and just feel part of.

Mum and Dad at the top

On the way back down we found ourselves meandering through the daily cow parade. One of the cows had a bell so the shepherd could find them if necessary. They were following a 'cow-dog' and heading to graze for the day.

It was a refreshing start to the day and we made it back to breakfast on time at 8am.

A farmer's back yard

The rest of the day we were left to sort clothes whilst Norman and Linda went to collect more visitors. They too have come to join the fun and chaos! So we sorted 25 boxes of mixed clothes into set of clothes for the children in Seleus. This is the hill where we gave out food yesterday. They were freezing and many of them in bare feet running around. Next week we plan to go and wash the children and gave them each a set of clothes to put on. Hopefully they will remain relatively clean so that they can attend school. We'll also feed them and play games at the same time.

Although it may not have seemed like a busy day the preparation today will allow for efficient distribution next week. And our other helpers have arrived safe and sound! I have no idea what the plan is for tomorrow but I guess I'll find out in the morning :)