My Boys!

My grade 7 boys are a source of great joy and of equal frusteration! They are a lot of fun and hilarious but in class they talk! And they tease the girls! And they make comments the whole time! And they constantly ask for sweets! But at the same time they are always there to help me carry stuff! They are really helpful most of the time! They even got together a few of them and made me a Valentines card. They are pretty fun! It is crazy because when we hang out and they are in class they are just a bunch of kids, a bunch of teen age boys. But I know the reality of life here is that they are not just kids in a lot of ways. They are not innocent, a lot of them drink and hang out at bars, they fight and they live hard lives. They are not young, they are 15 - 19 years old. I pray for them so often and pray that my time with them will have some influence on their lives.

(first picture) - Carlos and Kambulu are two of the more outgoing boys in my class. They love to dance and they love to make people laugh and they combined both for a hilarious act at our Valentines Day party.

(second picture) - These are my "big" boys. From left to right we have Johannes, Edu-Kali, Timo, Frans (in the back), Carlos and Kambulu. There are still a couple boys not in the picture.