Our church asked for host families for this children's choir that was coming to sing and we enjoy hosting so much, that we volunteered. March 2nd at 4pm, we went to the church and had a little orientation and picked them up. We had a 16 year old girl chaperone from India and 3 boys from Africa. They spent the night, went to church the next day at 1pm and practiced and then had their concert that night. It was amazing. Then home. We were suppose to have them back to church at 9am the next morning, but they changed the time to 10am. One of the hosting families had to go to an appointment and couldn't keep their 3 boys the extra time...so rather then have one of the church members come from Derby and pick up the 3 boys, take them home and cart everyone back, we offered (since we live closer) to do that instead. So this morning we had a ton of kids from Africa and India at our house. We also had to send them with a lunch for their bus ride and they all needed breakfast! It's chaos, but I sure do love it! The time they were here, they just ate, played, and watched movies. My kids were happy to have the company (they were all Ben's age! 8-10 years) and it was fun to see the guests just get to be kids and play in our "play land". Christianna really took to the 16 yr old girl! It was an awesome experience! And it made me feel really helpful.
