On our last 3 days in Belfast I got to help with the feeding program. One day I served Pap which so hot and thick. It was really hard to get out of the pot and you kind of had to chuck it on the children's plates to transfer it from the scoop! I'm surprised they didn't end up wearing it with my efforts.
On the menu, on Wednesday, the Grannies were most excited because they had managed to obtain some chicken's heads and feet. So serving up we had to ask the children if they wanted a head or a foot. It was gross, quite frankly. There was no meat on either but it was something interesting for the children to chew on I guess???Before each meal the children would gather to gether and sing corus' and thank God for their food. Then they would be called through on a register and you got to see the kids that were heading up households on their own.
Our last team out to SA had visited a lady called Gloria who was very sick and distressed about what would happen to her children. Sadly she had died the night after they visited. This really upset our team and they were keen to know that her children would be looked after as part of the feeding program. I asked Prudence if they were there and ok. She introduced me. It's so good to see that this system really is working but also sad to see such lovely girls without their mum.
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