You know, a child can always find a warm heart and welcoming arms when Val is around. Upon arriving in Sabilo, Hannah and Val made an immediate connection. Val’s lap became a perfect spot from which to watch the evening “cinema.”
Hannah was particularly attracted to Val’s hair. Whenever she was perched comfortably on Val’s lap, she would reach out to touch and admire. Sabilo doesn’t host too many “wazungu” (white-skinned people), so we’re not sure that Hannah had ever seen or touched hair like Val’s.
Two evenings in a row, we showed a movie in Swahili for the villagers at dark. The first night, however, we presented a short children’s movie before the “main attraction” (two different versions of the “Jesus” movie). This is quite an event in a village with such limited resources and utilities. Everyone in the village was invited, and word of mouth traveled quite quickly. Villagers will walk for miles, then stand in the dark for several hours to watch the productions.
