True Love...

February 18, 2014

Events:
-Walking into through the malnutrition wards to color with the children
      -Teaching children to color (...But mainly the Moms)
-Lunch with the Larson family (Missionaries)
-More wards (pediatric) and conversations with the Chaplains
-Volleyball!
-TB (health) Village... Played with the kids!

Today was the first time (this trip) that I held the hands of and laughed with little Ghanaian children. While walking from lunch to Pediatric Wards, they were on their way home from school. They saw us, and immediately started shouting with such glee and enthusiasm, "Hah aah yoo!" "Hah aah yoo!" to which I would respond with the same excitement, "I am fine! I am fine! How are you?" they would explode with joy as they shouted, "Hay ahm fyen too!" they then ran up and grabbed Maggie's hands. We walked a few feet until a small child came up and shyly took my hand with both fear and a sense final security. I grabbed his hand and that shy fear grew into pride that a young white woman had held his small hand. "Waat ees yah nahm?"
"My name is Ah-Bee-Gail"
"Ahh-dee-gahl"
"Yes! What is your name?"
Then more and more children ran up and all started saying, then shouting their names in pronunciations I cannot explain. Such a beautiful thing, making friends with people purely out of trust and love- using neither verbal communication nor flattery- just love. Love in its purest form. Its most beautiful, righteous form. Why can't we all form relationships in this way? An instant basis and foundation of love leading to complete trust. This is what human relationships are meant to be.