Priceless

Last week, a large group of Americans came through town to catch the vision of the work happening here in our city.  They got to meet school officials, hang out with students, and observe some of our team life.  We’ve had groups come through in the past, but this trip was by far the largest with 22 people.  In order to make their stay here more comfortable, that meant a lot of baking and preparations.  You could label some of the “costs” as:

• 4 pumpkins, cut, roasted and pureed (who needs canned pumpkin? my sister says there’s a shortage in the states…my answer: make your own!)
• 5 loaves of pumpkin bread baked
• 60 banana muffins baked
• 10 pots of coffee
• Many loads of dishes washed

But the result?  Seeing your company’s president chilling on the floor with the kids at the orphanage?  That’s what I call priceless.

It was incredibly encouraging to share stories and a little bit of our life.  We’re still basking in the glow of encouraging words…and multiple boxes of cereal…that the guests brought.  For more pictures, head on over to my flickr site!