Roy’s a BIG
HIT in a small village in Lesotho – Africa!
Today we
arrived in a country in Africa called Lesotho, where we will be staying in a
native village for a few days. Our accommodations are modest, a hut with a full-size bed and a grass roof. The people are very proud of the hut since it is by
far the nicest one in the village.
As soon as we
arrived, two little barefoot boys ran up to us and hugged us. It was the most heartfelt
hugs and Roy and I just looked at each other and smiled. They both tried to
carry our backpacks which weighted more than they did. The boys were so cute Roy
motioned them over to the trunk of the car and told them to pick out a Bennie
Baby. They both found cute monkeys and laughed and smiled ear to ear. Of course, they couldn’t leave without a new toothbrush too. They were ecstatic! Within
minute they disappeared into the village and brought back with them about
twenty other kids. All the children in the village converged on Roy and the
trunk of our car. The younger kids got to choose a Bennie Baby, the young girls
got hair ribbons and barrettes and all of them even the two Grandmothers that
stopped by got toothbrushes!
A few
minutes’ later, two young girls’ maybe eleven or twelve knocked on our door.
They apologized that some children took two and then handed us back a Bennie
Baby and a toothbrush. How sweet was that??
I took a
few pictures of the kids since they were so cute, but I didn’t want to overdo
the picture thing. Then there was another knock on our door and some of the
kids asked us to take their picture too. So, tonight I’m going to make a movie
for them with their photos and I can’t wait to show it them tomorrow.
Thanks again
to everyone who sent us Bennie Babies they sure made the kids happy.
Thanks also
to my brother Dr. Ken and the girls in his office who contributed enough
toothbrushes to brighten the smile of an entire
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