This is another house built by GFR. Upon our arrival, the people from the community were gathered under a tarp for our arrival. There were lots of hugs and laughing…many of these people have never seen, let alone touch, a mzungu (white folk). There was a formal ceremony which is very common in Africa…lots of speakers from community leaders giving thanks. After the ribbon cutting ceremony, Harriet told us of her life before she became sponsored. She said she didn’t have a change of clothing and wouldn’t go to church because people would make fun of her…so she would sit outside. She explained that now she goes to church every Sunday and that she has many clothes and many people in the community borrow HER clothes! After the young girls performed a local dance for us, various people offered us gifts. They had made us baskets and offered ginormous avocados, and pineapples. It is customary to offer your guests gifts to show thanks. Once again, yet another memorable experience.
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