While in Africa I realized just how many things in my life I take for granted.. It was a really big eye opening experience for me to go there. Some of the big things I am greatful for are:
Running Water! They have to walk to the well to get water to bring back for bathing, cooking, cleaning, etc. If they didn't own a well or have access to one they would walk to the nearest little creek with thier buckets and soap. They would bathe in the creek then bring thier buckets full of water back home.
This is a picture of the another well they are digging for the orphanage, unforunately it has already dried up.
A Washer and Dryer! They wash loads of laundry a day then hang it to dry it is an all day activity especially since they use small towels and wash clothes as diapers the kids constantly leak onto thier clothes and thier bedding adding more loaundry
An Iron! They use a metal iron that they fill with hot ashes, I never thought of being grateful for my iron you plug in to the wall but for that I am!
Electricity Hello! The power of light is so amazing! Enough said!
Then agian maybe having all that stuff makes me to spoiled, I wonder how we would act here if we had less of the material things that we have.
