VICTORY!!!!

You would have thought it was the National Championship the way the crowd clapped and screamed for our little WNS middle school girls’ basketball team on Monday. It was their very first game…and it was intense. Although there were not many shots made, each one was met with parents and fans screaming and clapping like it was the scoring basket in the last second. The girls could hardly believe their eyes when the time ran out and the score board read home 7 away 10. They had won their very first game. I heard a couple moms say that they were holding back tears of joy and excitement for their girls. It was so cute I could not even handle it! Then the girls ran down the hill to watch the end of the boy’s game. They jumped and screamed and threatened to take out the other team when they took out Ian Meredith (our big star). It was one of those days that I was so proud to be a teacher at WNS. I would not have wanted to be anywhere else in the world. As the time ran out on the boys game they too exploded as they won 1-0. It was victory for the underdogs. We had gone to play against the International School of Kenya, which is more than three times our size. Needless to say we were all a little shocked but so very proud. One of the boys walked up to me after the games and said, “Hey Miss Carraway we have a perfect season.” I love their excitement and optimism J Who knows how the rest of the season will go but we made it through our first game despite the minor issues of not having enough jerseys, not having enough space on the bus, no clean water, and who knows what else we forget….but it was all ok in the end. WE WON!!! The girls next game is a tournament on Saturday. They are all coming over to my house for a sleep over on Friday night and then we will go to the game together. Hopefully we will be able to get some sleep before the games. It will be fun no matter what. God has really placed a burden on my heart for the middle school girls. I really want to start a small group of some sort with them but right now it seems like there is so little time. If you think about it I would love your prayers about wisdom with that situation. Well, enjoy the pictures (we are dark blue) and hope to hear from you soon!