We got up at 5:30AM to get ready for the day and were at Oasis at 6:45AM...Im not quite a morning person, but I love the random times that I do get up at that time just for a change, and especially on a day like Tuesday...
The calm before the storm...
Our Ukrainian roommate Vitalec blew up all these balloons
All the clothes and shoes organized
Alice and Andrew were put to work peeling potatoes and organizing the clothes...
The kids started arriving by 7-7:30...Some of the first to poke their heads into the center were Kamao and Ajix...
"Oh my gosh, shoes..."
Trousers
Joseph handing out the clothes...
Picking out shoes
Look how tiny Kamao is compared to Pato
Pato and his makeshift belt
Jennifer and her new skirt
The kids were so excited we could hardly keep them out of the Center and we loved getting to see the before and after. Kids would come in in their street clothes and come out in their new outfits, they looked stellar!
Acdon
I have a ton of pictures from the day, but I cant get them to post so ill just chose some of the really good ones and hope those can do the day justice until the internet decides it wants to work again...
Fitting room
Elizabeth helped in the changing room
David getting ready to go change
Some of the newly dressed boys
George, P.I.G., Charles, Etao, Collins, and Donald
Kamao's photo shoot...
Christine and her friends waiting in line
Wendy
Donald and Anthony
Moses and Elvis
Anthony and his glasses
Collins and his spiffy outfit, sans shoes...
The boys in their new clothes, They would get embarassed when we told them how handsome they looked
Kevin
Rael likes her shoes
The other Rael approved too
In this picture I had just caught P.I.G. trying to look into the girls changing room, busted...
Teresa and her crew
Rael and Christine
The rest of the days activities consisted of taking tea, watching Home Alone until the power went out, some singing and dancing, as well as reading an email from Lydia that she sent to all of the kids, and topped off by a lunch of Chipati, meat, potatoes, and soda...
Tea Time
Later,
Allison's favorite, Bushuru sang for everyone
All the kids at the end of the day
It was a really fun day and we're pretty sure the kids enjoyed it...
