Life has pretty much gotten back to normal after a little bit of a dramatic turn of events last Friday. We as a team were very worried that we were going to have to return home early, however we had a loooonnnggg discussion with the powers that be and we all agreed that we feel safe and that we would be quite disappointed to have to leave now. Thanks so much for all the prayers!

On Saturday we got to put on a health fair for the kids in the community here in Pamanugama. There were over 150 kids and we discussed topics such as basic first aid, dental hygiene, hand washing, controlling anger, ect. After the health fair one of the guys on the team decided it would be funny to start a water war...and it was. After about an hour we were all completely soaked-even most of the kids.

On Sunday we did physical assessments all morning. We did hearing, vision, blood pressure, vital signs, and a head to toe assessment. It was hard work, but so much fun. These kids have never gotten such a thorough exam. They were all a little surprised when we would ask them how many times a day they went poop and pee ;) After the health fair we had a nice service over at the boys orphanage. We got the chance to pray over the kids and bless them. It was so cute when the little girls would run from person to person so that they could be prayed for by everyone.

Today we went to a town called Chilaw and did another mini health fair for the kids there. Most of them had never seen white people so they were a little shocked to see us there. I still can't get over how well behaved kids are here...for the most part. We are officially done with clinical work so now we basically get to hang out for about 10 days. Most of us are going to help out with odd jobs around the orphanages.

I never imagined getting so connected with the kids here. They are absolutely precious to me. I have one little girl (about 4 yo) who calls me "her aunty" and gets mad when the other kids try to hold my hand or talk to me. We have a great time talking and doing crafts with the older girls. I am going to have a VERY hard time leaving my new friends :)

I hope you all are doing well!