Happy Children, Happy Life!

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June 1st, we celebrated International Children's Day here at SFCV! Children's day is great day to celebrate all the little joys that God has blessed us with. When I first moved to China, I had no idea about this special holiday, since it's not regularly observed in the U.S.; however I was quickly made aware and brought up to speed on how awesome and special Children's day is. Going into the day, I was unbelievably excited and I have to admit, I think it may be one of the BEST days I've ever had in China!! We started the day with a performance with singing, dancing, magic, and more that was organized by our Teachers and performed by our adorable kids! In the weeks leading up to Children's day I had seen the kids practicing and preparing and all of their hard work definitely paid off - I was throughly impressed by all of their tremendous talents. Following a special McDonald's lunch and naps our kids and staff participated in a water fight, with pools, water guns, water balloons, pots, buckets, and anything that might hold water long enough to splash someone. I can't tell you how much fun it was to see all these soaking wet and overjoyed faces - I was truly blessed by the simpleness of their joy. Children's Day was just another reminder of how awesome our God is and how blessed I am to be known by Him. Enough talking from me....just take a look :)

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