Manna Rescue Home

This are some photos I took of the goodbye party for a volunteer who had been working at the rescue home for the last year. It was lovely. The children sang songs, danced and put on a play! Then there were speeches and gifts, and then some delicious food.

This is the traditional dance. The boys wear shakers on their legs as they dance, and the girls have their grass skirts.











Here the children are singing one of the goodbye songs.















This is a photo of David and Carol saying a few words to the volunteer who is parting.



















This photo is one of the young boys... I love him a lot... he was sleepy this afternoon, and passed out on the grass!


Here is a photo of the volunteer we were sending off, and she's clapping to the music with the youngest little girl at the home.



Here is a scene from the play! You can see one of the girls is a nurse on the left, and one of the older boys is also a nurse on the right! He's wearing the traditional nurses' cap even! And one of the other boys is a doctor in this scene (he's so typically throwing his stethoscope over his shoulder).


Here is where they were presenting the volunteer with some gifts. When you give a gift to someone you offer it with both hands and bow, as the lady here was doing. And to show you are grateful, you receive gifts with both hands.


Here the children are enjoying a special treat... they had roasted a pig, there were chapati's and sodas to drink.