sports day 2006.

this is a picture of carl, the kid i talked about in my newsletter. behind him is a kid we call popsie (i am sure i spelled that wrong but i don't know how to spell it right). these two boys stand at the street light by capricorn each afternoon after school and collect money from cars. they know almost everyone that goes by, and most of the time you just see them waving here and there to all their familiar people!
they are both in my grade 4 class at christian-david, the afrikaans-speaking school across from capricorn that i LOVE to pieces. it's kinda like i still get to hang out with the kids from muizenberg/capricorn b/c most of the children at CD are kids i met in capricorn when visiting "my boys" (not really mine, but you know what i mean).
anways, today was sports day for some of the schools living hope works in, and we got to take 25 boys from our grade 4 class at CD. it was so fun hanging out with them. i love these kids, and as you know i have this specific love of hanging out with trouble boys! these two sweet faces qualify as TROUBLE!


here is our full class just before they competed in the soccer tournament.


here i am with some of the kids. aren't our yellow shirts attractive! i'm uncomfortably sick in this photo but tried being awake and coherent most of the day.


one observation: our CD kids were the most violent, the most rowdy, the most vulgar, BUT also the most sweet, polite, thankful, entertaining, and talented group there. interesting huh? they had a blast!!!