Sasha painting while Maryna takes a break
Dominic stayed home from school today so that he could help with the painting on the playground. He was a huge help, but I think he was wishing he had gone to school by the end of the day. As usual, we had more offers of helping hands than we could accommodate. The smart ones like Maryna actually scheduled an appointment and Sasha made me promise to reserve a brush for her.
Maryna painting while the boys just stand around and watch (Interestingly enough, this happens a lot with adults, men stand around and watch while the women do all the work)
It took us all day, but I think we've done about as much as we can before we leave for California on the 27th. The rest will have to wait until we come back. There's still a lot we need to do, but the difference we've made so far is very encouraging. The children, parents, and grandparents really appreciate it and we have been blessed by the response.
Dominic helping Maryna with the spots she missed
At the end of the day it was such a blessing to look down on the playground and see all the children running around and playing as parents and grandparents watched. Hopefully the kids will be more willing to take care of the playground since they had a hand in bringing it back to life.
Maryna and Sasha
Although we aren't completely finished, here are a few before and after photos that show a little of our progress.
5 comments:
I wish I could be there to paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is fun! I remember two years ago the mission team came to Nezhyn and we went to the orphanage to make the beds for kids. Actually all I did was translating (not much)and painting (a lot!:)) the beds! It was a huge blessing!
We will have a little more painting to do in July once we fix the swings and repair or replace all the benches. You can come and paint if you aren't busy. You are always welcome in Bila Tserkva even if you don't want to paint. :)
-Greg
Wow! it looks very impressive! i bat kids are happy to see the new painted stuff there!
Oksanka
Wow! It looks gorgeous! What a blessing! Great idea!
Thanks guys. We can't wait to have it all finished by sometime in July. The kids will really love it.
-Greg
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