Christmas at Lebensschule

This Tuesday we celebrated Christmas at Lebensschule. It was a blast, and very fun to see the kids excited and the teachers working hard to make the day special.

Steph, one of the girls on my team (who we are sadly saying goodbye to this weekend!) was able to buy a new outfit for each of the kids. This was quite an exciting thing for them as many of them have only a couple articles of clothing.

Here are the kids opening their presents:

This is a picture of Steph and I with some of the kids in their new outfits… so exciting :)


This is a picture of me with the teachers who work there

I was able to give each kid a jar of peanut butter to take home for the break with some money from my family (Thanks!) Many of the kids eat only what we feed them at school, so access to food is a struggle for many of them when school is not in session.

Here is Clinton with his jar!

On Thursday I got to go to Kwakwas Primary School where Kristen has been teaching. It was really fun to see where she spends her days, and they had a special Christmas Program on Thursday. The school is sponsored by Coca-Cola among a few other places, so they each received small gifts as well after a special visit from ‘Father Christmas’. You should check out Kristen’s blog at the link to the right for more fun pictures.

Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful. I know I am truly grateful for how far the Lord has brought me, and that He continues to sustain me daily!

Much Love,

Mackenzie