Hi! I hope everybody is well?! In this post i would like to tell you what me and Erica are getting up to in our days at Dwelling Places, i will take you through the schedule...morning till night and all the workshops in between!. I will not miss anything out, so you will be finding out what we have for breakfast and dinner, i know you want to know!
At our time in Dwelling Places (DP) we are staying with Rita's Auntie Florence (Aunt 'Hey Ho' Flo to me and you...i will explain later!) We have been very blessed and they have given me, Erica and two other members of our team called Buchan and Heather a lovely apartment to stay in. Below you will see the days events ( this is very accurate!!)
6.15 am - Lorna gets up to wash
6.30am - Lorna tells Erica its her bathroom time
6.35am - Lorna tells Erica its her bathroom time
6.40am - Lorna tells Erica its her bathroom time ( ha ha sorry Erica ok this has only happened once..or twice!)
7.30 am - we have our breakfast, typically we will have weetabix or peanut butter and banana on toast!(you can take the girl out of Scotland but you can't take Scotland out of the girl!)
8.00am We arrive at DP and have our daily devotional to get us hyped up in Christian action for the day!
9.00am We round up the children for warm ups, this consists of a dance called 'Follow da leader', if none of you have heard of it before its a really active dance that will have you hopping about on one leg and bring a rosey tint (or blazing red) to your cheeks! i will teach you it one day!!
9.30am. Singing Workshop
This is the start of the workshops, the most beautiful Erica takes the children that are in 'Peace Child' and starts to do vocal warm ups, the children have never been taught to do warm ups like these before so it is interesting to see the improvement in the childrens voices after Erica has done such a great job with them! We then do a run through of the songs in peace child, splitting them up into groups, making sure that they know the words and actions, teaching them how improvements can be made etc.
11am Dance Workshop
This workshop is taken by Heather! Again the children have never done exercise warm ups before so they find it hysterical when they fall over trying to touch their toes and doing squats. Come to think of it..maybe they are laughing at me trying to touch my toes...hmmm! Heather has done such a good job, she has learnt all the 'Peace Child' dance moves to the 11 songs that are sang during the show and she is making sure that she is rehearsing them to perfection for the show!
1pm - This is lunch. Pocia (sp?!) and beans.....everyday of the week. Pocia is like half between rice and potato. And the beans are beans. Can you all share my enthusiasm!
2pm - Drama Workshop
The ever so talented Buchan takes the children through drama lessons. This usually consists of role playing games so the children know how to change characters and emotion games. He goes through the day blocking scenes in the play and making sure that the performers in the show play there parts with all the talent that he can squeeze out of them!
Yes people i can hear you say... 'Lorna, why don't you have a workshop??!' well i spend my day helping the others in their workshops but my main job is Stage Manager. So during the day i am sussing out what props we have to use, what costumes everybody will be wearing, lighting that we are going to have, decoration for the stage. Eh, i think i should be having a panic attack! But i am suprisingly ok, God has been so faithful and provided people to help me. But this show has got absolutely no money for these extra things that will make the show special but i know that God will provide them for us. I know that the children are poor but that doesn't mean that the show is going to have to look poor. These children deserve the best, all their hard work and prayers are going to pay off! This show was planned by God! He didn't send me and Erica and the rest of the team all the way from Scotland for nothing! (If you feel that you can donate money towards the show please look at Erica's blog 'Peace Child' to see how you can donate!)
Ok lets carry on with the schedule!
7pm Aunt 'Hey Ho' Flo provides us with a wonderful meal. We have had such things as pasta, lovely potatos, beef, she is an absolute legend!
8pm The four of us work out a schedule for the next day and reflect on how the day has gone and what God has done during the day!
9pm We have a wee boogie in our apartment for 15 minutes before we go to bed! This is where Aunt 'Hey Ho' Flo got her nickname! She is the 'diva' when it comes to swinging the old hips to the soul music! We clear the floor and let her show us how it is done whilst we clap and shout 'Hey..Ho..Hey...Ho'!! I will learn from the best!!
9.30 - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
So thankyou for joining me through our daily routine, the days are jam packed but thats why it is called a mission that we are on! We will conquer on until we have done what God has called us to do here in DP!
I would like to share with you another poem of mine that i have written. When we are singing in church or with the children at DP it feels like God has called all his children together at it takes me to a place so close to what i imagine heaven to be like. It is called 'In a song'.
In A Song
Heaven hails worship to the King!
I can hear the spirit rise in every child that sings
For a moment, I know that God has taken me up into the sky,
Raised my heart and mind so high
A melody that stops the hands of time
Voices unite in words and rhyme
Eyes looking up, i shed a tear
Because i know Heaven is near
No troubles or fears are here to stay
The angels came and blew them away
My soul shines, God bathed it in grace
His Glory rains down upon my face
Jesus your children are singing their lives to you
They're holding nothing back in anything they do
You are their hope, their treasure, their light
You give them strength in the rough days to fight
In one song a thousand blessings fall
You've listened and smiled upon your childrens call
I hold onto the last note and pray it doesn't fade
Lord, keep my soul singing the song heaven made.
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