Kings Kids Camp

This past Saturday we had a day camp for the kids of Mbonisweni and Dwaleni. Jeremy, the founder of Ten Thousand Homes, had a dream about busing the kids to the property where we are staying and showering them with love and joy. When he woke up he asked us if we would be willing to help make it happen! He was giddy with excitement. He told us that most of these kids had never been out of their small village. Praying about the camp Jeremy, felt that this day would be one that the kids would never forget. So all last week we went to work. Jesus made it clear to us that the theme of the camp was to be royalty. We were to teach them about how they are all sons and daughters of the King of Kings! Camp day was going to be magical! We hand made 500 crowns decorated with paper gems and glitter, and we created many different activity stations: dancing, sing-a-long, dunk tank, soccer, dancing, face painting, crafts, princess room for painting nails, and a prince room for making shields.
Huge buses were rented to pick up the kids from the two villages. On each bus to greet the kids, were two of us dressed up like a Prince and a Princess. AND I got to be one of the Princesses!!! As soon as I stepped off the bus I was in character the whole time! I greeted them as Prince and Princess and then their name. Then I would bow to them. At first they thought I was weird then they would line up to get greeted by "the Princess" Then I welcomed them onto the bus to go the the Kingdom! We cheered and sang the whole way to the base. Everyone met us with cheers and smiles. The day was WONDERFUL! 450 kids came to the camp and 80 asked Jesus into their hearts. The day was a success! The kids had a magical day where they learned about. How God sees and loves each of them, it increased the number of kids that come to the feeding programs, and parents have come out of their way to come to the feedings and thank the workers for the camp ( which they have never done before!)

And...I learned a lot of African dancing!