Two Little Girls

I promised an update on Sharon and Charity.  These 2 little girls – one 8 and one 12, but both small – sisters who are orphans – came to stay with us last Monday.  Christine, our househelper and their cousin/mother now, had to go 5 hours away to the copper belt. 

These two girls had a good time with us.  I taught them to play UNO.  Don't think they had ever played a game before.   We went to a swimming pool and they had fun splashing and playing in the water.  They had to use their clothes since we didn't have any swimming gear.   They enjoyed our evening activity of watching a movie on a laptop. 

Sharon often did dishes and cleaned the kitchen without being asked.  Charity would sweep.  Sena was afraid that they were tormenting the puppy and kitty we have, but the animals survived.

And the walls around Charity came down some.  She would sit in my lap to watch a movie, and I would hug her and love her. 

One of the cutest things was when I would see Charity take Sena's favorite stuffed animal – Mousie – and using a blanket, tie Mousie onto her back like mother's do with babies around here, wrapping them in their shetengas. 

The girls left on Saturday afternoon, but are still neighbors.  Now I hope to help Christine enroll them in the school.