Christmas in April, April 9

Boy it is fun to go shopping! At 7:00 am, 18 kids, 2 teachers, the school headmaster and myself chartered a trotro to go to to the market at the nearby town of Agona. The kids were actually very orderly. It was the other kids, swarming on our gathering as we were picking shoes, who were difficult to deal with. They all wanted to join the team and get shoes as well! The headmaster`s sister has a little restaurant-bar near the market where we stopped for refreshments. We left the first 8 kids for whom we had found shoes and continues shopping for the other sizes. Seeing the kids` face light up after they got their shoes was a treat. Feeling the envy of all the town kids watching was more difficult...The next day, I went to the school where the kids had gathered and got into their jerseys and newly purchased socks for a final picture shoot. Thank you Karim (11) and sister Mali for raising the funds that allowed so much happiness to spread through the little fishing village of Akwidaa! (see slideshow)