Today we went to a soup kitchen called "Home of Good Hope", that a lady named Monica started in the Goreanab slums in 2007 for children aged 1-16. "Home of Good Hope" serves food for about 500 children each day :-)
When the van opened all the children came rushing to great us, hold our hands, give hugs and wanted to get lifted up and carried around. The kids were so joyful and full of energy...and so darn cute!
We got to play with the kids and also helped serve a warm meal, fruit and drinks. It was impressive to see how organized everything was. The kids washed their hands before eating, quietly sat down to eat their meal, and cleaned up after themself so that we could do the dishes. The kids all sang for us and we got to sit down and play with the toys they had there. It was impressive how well mannered and polited the kids were.
It was a humble learning experience that made me think, put things in perspective and also appreciate how good life is back home. I feel lucky to have been a part of a day at "Home of Good Hope" and will make sure I go back there more time during my stay here in Windhoek.
If anyone want to help out and be a part of such a great project please visit " Home of Good Hope": http://www.homeofgoodhope.org , read about what Monica does and maybe that inspires some of you to make a donation :-)
I also found a video on youtube.com: http://youtu.be/c2iZcKwMza8
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