My (Jaye's) first event filled day

It feels a little like coming home. That maybe is an exaggeration but it is so familiar and comfortable here. Not comfortable in the sense of 90% humidity or that life is easy, but I feel like I fit in, like I just slide right back into life here as a "missionary" doing her thing.
This guest house I am staying at has an even better view of the ocean and a direct breeze. And I can see the sun and water from the living room. I have watched the sun going down each night so far and it is spectacular.
So, Friday, my first "real" day here. Vman and Hawa took me to a

grocery story (called Stop and Shop for those of you who know...). I am thankful to buy some canned goods and salsa and frozen berries but it was also hard to sit in the discomfort of privilege. This trip to the store is just a stark reminder - not that I am not reminded oftentimes otherwise.
It was a sports day! Moses' school, Tyneceploh Educational Foundation, challenged CMA students to competition. It seems girls always play kickball and the boys play football. We went to the school and hung out with kids until the games began. The students were shy at first, a couple of them who remembered me from last year came right up to me for hugs. The rest just watched (as per usual - there is a lot of watching and observing the white woman by kids) and they started to come around as I offered high fives and fist bumps. I could have organized a game while we waited but I just sat overheated and a little dazed to be honest.
We walked to one football stadium (declared so in chalk or paint on the side of a building). The dirt lot was enormous and crawling with what seemed like hundreds of kids. Apparently this is the most popular place! So we walk on to the next field and it is open. Our girls (CMA) kind of dominate the kickball field! They were awesome and it was so fun to watch. The girls on the sideline were doing some kind of cheer/chant that I later learned was "this is practice for us but a GAME for you." Smack talk in Liberia. hahaha Our boys on the otherhand could not score a goal to save their lives....and they played

a full match (which seemed a little male dominated since the girls got three innings). Many of the kids play in their socks because it is "more comfortable." And I think "I would hate that" but I also would hate to be runnning around in this heat! There is a lot of cheering from the neighbors who have pulled up seats to watch the match. I am holding a baby and another toddler is wandering around picking up trash and bringing it to us as if they are treasured toys. Goats run across the field. Just a normal day.
I am exhausted from just sitting! But I have a family from the school to visit. (which I will write about in a seperate post).
We have a leadership meeting at 5. I love that we have pulled a table and chairs outdoors to sit in the breeze under a giant palm tree. We pray and I review all that has happened since I last saw them. It doesn't feel like a lot but it is! We have come so far in a year and I am amazed and they are amazed. It was a lovely moment and I can't wait for Eddie and Greta to feel the encouragement. We dream a little

about the new school and then we call it a night.