the neema girls' project is a home for street girls who could easily become, or already once were, prostitutes.
we went to see the neema girls and had a blast visiting with them. it was michelle and i's first time to go and experience the way the girls relate to one another away from the roughness of the streets.
believe me when i say these girls are BEAUTIFUL.
seriously, they are stunning. some are softer in demeanor than the others, and some are rougher (all depending upon the amount of time they spent on the streets, or their backgrounds), but they bond together like a family.
the simplest thing to help teach them english is used when we visit. lauren and i sang and danced the hokey pokey with them for a good 15 minutes, and they loved it.
i brought out my camera and ipod (with speaker), and omigosh... we danced to beyonce (let's hear it for the single ladies!), they braided our hair, and we all talked and laughed. for a couple hours.
the way daniel interacts with each girls on a personal level is pretty amazing. many come from very heartbreaking pasts of abuse or mistrust when it comes to men, so he doesnt push when he visits once a week to check on them and their housemother and teachers... they all just set their level of familiarity, and he goes with the flow.
to them, he is "uncle dan", and you should see their faces light up when he's around. to some, i'm sure he is the only many they have ever - or maybe will ever - trust... and it's touching to see.
i am getting used to the culture here, but man is it awesome to see how people who have been here for a few months (or years, in dan's case) have adapted to the culture and its people, habits, relational habits and skills, etc. it is pretty mindblowing.
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