While the rest of the team were on their incredible journey to Surkhet, Agnes and I stayed back at the hostel as we were both tied up with teaching.
The baking classes started last Sunday afternoon with 20 girls which seemed to increase as the week went on! Thanks to the generous donations received before we left we have been able to purchase a commercial oven, a fridge, a microwave and a generator! Thank you to our wonderful supporters!
I've had to buy numerous bits and pieces as well and Monday we are buying a set of kitchen drawers...and we still have money left over. It's feels like the feeding of the five thousand all over again!
Barry and I have never experienced such poverty first hand. We've experienced the full gambit of emotions from the heart break of hearing the girls stories to seeing the joy they now have. At least two of 'my girls' in the baking class have such horrific pasts and to see the continual smile on their faces is nothing short of miraculous. What an absolute privilege to be a part of what God is doing here!
The baking classes have been quite chaotic and we are forced to halve the number of girls I will train. It was becoming too difficult to manage with over 20 excited girls keen to learn. I was so touched by the girls reaction to the oven. They've never seen one before and were so fascinated they sat in front of it and watched the cakes cooking!! How adorable is that!
We've successfully made brownies, slices and have just started on cupcakes and decorations. We were just a tad ambitious on Wednesday and made a chocolate mud cake for Sujan, the house father's birthday! He loved it, shared it around and the party began! The singing and dancing brought tears to my eyes.
I expect to up our standard now that the class has been reduced to 10.
There've been a few hiccups with flour and fondant so in some ways it's back to the drawing board for me!!
I'm overwhelmed at the love the girls show us and the amazing opportunities God has given us to share the love of Christ to these very worthy but almost forgotten Badi people. They are such beautiful people and it's an honour to be here with them.
The baking classes started last Sunday afternoon with 20 girls which seemed to increase as the week went on! Thanks to the generous donations received before we left we have been able to purchase a commercial oven, a fridge, a microwave and a generator! Thank you to our wonderful supporters!
I've had to buy numerous bits and pieces as well and Monday we are buying a set of kitchen drawers...and we still have money left over. It's feels like the feeding of the five thousand all over again!
Barry and I have never experienced such poverty first hand. We've experienced the full gambit of emotions from the heart break of hearing the girls stories to seeing the joy they now have. At least two of 'my girls' in the baking class have such horrific pasts and to see the continual smile on their faces is nothing short of miraculous. What an absolute privilege to be a part of what God is doing here!
The baking classes have been quite chaotic and we are forced to halve the number of girls I will train. It was becoming too difficult to manage with over 20 excited girls keen to learn. I was so touched by the girls reaction to the oven. They've never seen one before and were so fascinated they sat in front of it and watched the cakes cooking!! How adorable is that!
We've successfully made brownies, slices and have just started on cupcakes and decorations. We were just a tad ambitious on Wednesday and made a chocolate mud cake for Sujan, the house father's birthday! He loved it, shared it around and the party began! The singing and dancing brought tears to my eyes.
I expect to up our standard now that the class has been reduced to 10.
There've been a few hiccups with flour and fondant so in some ways it's back to the drawing board for me!!
I'm overwhelmed at the love the girls show us and the amazing opportunities God has given us to share the love of Christ to these very worthy but almost forgotten Badi people. They are such beautiful people and it's an honour to be here with them.
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