The smiling faces and heartfelt traditional welcome made for a very special moment for all.
After a quick tour of the facilities we set about stripping the hostel rooms that will be re-rendered, painted, carpeted and rewired before the end of our week here at DSA.
It can't be stressed enough how amazing the St Aug's students have been. Working all day, they took to each job with determination and cheer.
Working throughout the day in the school grounds, tools were dropped when the four o'clock school bell rang and the children flocked to meet us. Before long we were playing with the kids and captivating audiences with our accents, iPhones and the mystery of orthodontic braces on two boy's sets of teeth....
Thanks goes out to Maggie Piper who is our DSA contact here in Nepal. Her efforts go a long way in helping Principal Daya Ram continue to support these beautiful children. Follow her Facebook support page here:
www.facebook.com/friendsofdsa
Well done Saints.
ReplyDeleteI am living vicariously through you all.
I think the SEA programme is summed up by
St Ignatius' prayer for generosity.
Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not count the cost;
to fight and not heed the wounds;
to toil and not seek for rest;
to labor and not ask for reward, except to know
that I am doing your will.
Safe travels. Craig