SOS!

Alex and I just completed our first week of placement at SOS in Tlokweng! We have been helping with the kindergarden in the SOS Village that the children living there attend, as well as children from around the community. The kids are so unbelievably cute and all so excited that we’ve been there to play with them. We are in the kindergarden from about 8:30-2:30 and then we sometimes go with the combi (bus) driver to take the kids home who are from outside SOS. This gives Alex and I the opportunity to see where some of the kids are coming from, as well as see Tlokweng. There are some very nice houses and there are also some mud huts, or shacks. The shacks are basically sheet metal and whatever other materials can be found and put together. It is tough to see where some of these kids are coming from, but also very easy to forget because these children are so loving and filled with joy. They are always smiling and never complain. Every day Alex and I arrive at SOS there are multiple hugs and high fives to be shared. These kids come from some very different backgrounds and who knows what goes on in their homes, but one thing is for sure and that is that they are just kids, they deserve all the love and affection that anyone would expect from a family or a community. I am so grateful to be able to share their love and laughter, even if it is only for a small time. I often think about (and worry) where some of the kids living in SOS will end up... if they will one day have a family of their own... Who knows maybe I will be able to come back one day to visit.