Today was the last full day with the children from the Farm and from the Oil of Joy Home. To celebrate all the work completed during the week and to just have time to have fun with the children we all went swimming at the pool at one of the hotels.
For the majority of the children it was their first or second time to even have the opportunity to go swimming. Swimming here is not a common activity and the children do not know how to swim. Many members of our team took it upon themselves to help the children learn how to swim. Instructions like keep your legs straight, move your arms and keep your belly up could be heard throughout the pool area.
It was amazing how quickly the children started to feel comfortable in the water. Cannonballing into the pool soon became the excitement of the day. Even those that could not swim jumped in to see if they could make the biggest splash. Jason remained in the deep end on stand bye to escort the non-swimmers to the edge of the pool after they made their big splash.
After swimming we returned to the Farm for a Braii (Zambian Barbeque). We feasted on chicken, beef and sausages cooked over a charcoal barbeque. While the food cooked everyone enjoyed the vibrant music that played while they danced.
We all had a great day although it was tough to say goodbye to the children and all the caregivers at the farm.
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