A lesson in making someone's day
on Andrew Sacret (Zambia), 07/Nov/2010 15:33, 34 days ago
Tomorrow is Rebecca's birthday.  In case I haven't mentioned her before, Rebecca is the daughter of Stellah, the lady Rob and I have hired to come and clean the house.  Stellah is simply stellar and we have very quickly bonded with her.  And by extension, with her family.  We have since met Stellah's older daughter Jumbe, and more recently her middle son, who lives with his aunt in a neighbouring town. A few weeks ago, Stellah mentioned that Rebecca's fourth birthday was coming up.  I asked what is typically done for birthdays and Stellah said that if there's money, usually a party (naturally, what else!).  So Rob and I discussed the situation and agreed to sponsor a party.  It turns out this is the first time Rebecca's birthday has been celebrated in this way.Our friend and fellow VSO volunteer, Judy, agreed to deal with the logistics.  Judy determined that the best way to handle the party was to have it as part of Sunday school.  Today was the big day, and it was a smashing hit.  It was great to see everyone smiling and having fun, especially Stellah!One, two, three... blow!Rebecca and her cousin AndrewRob and I with Stellah and the birthday girl.A "not small" Sunday school class.  Kudos to the teachers!Pastor Tom, Judy, and the rest of us as the festivities wound down.If you're interested, Rob has written a bit more about Stellah on his blog at:http://robwootton.blogspot.com/2010/09/stella.html