Day 10

We were split in to 2 groups. The first group arrived at the hospital to do occupational therapy with the children. We were given books, pencils, and puzzles to occupy them but we soon realised that this was too simple and completed them quickly. So, we decided that we would sing some English songs with actions. We then sung the songs that we had learnt in Kinyawanda to them and they wanted to show us what they knew. It started as a small group but after 2 eventful hours of singing later we had attracted a larger congregation of patients, which felt like the whole hospital. The first group then walked back to the mission station 5 minutes away where we sat waiting for the second group to bring lunch. We all enjoyed sitting on the grass in the sun and relaxing for some time before the second group had to do their occupational therapy at 3. The rest of us carried on to the second day of our holiday group. Again, we split in to groups of 15 children and occupied them with more fulfilling activities such as colouring, painting, bible reading, and parachute games. At the end of the session, they were very hyper and happy that they had had the opportunity to come to the club and play.