Yesterday, we rented a lorry (open truck with metal bars on sides and top) to go buy supplies and deliver it all to child headed families. These are families where the children either live by themselves or with their Jja Jja (grandma) but none of them have parents. A couple of the girls had gone to visit these 5 families before and assess their needs. We bought mattresses, floor mats, sheets, blankets, lamps, cooking oil, basins, soap, shelves, mosquito nets, and 8 piglets! It was quite a lot of fun riding around in the lorry with all the supplies, 7 mzungus and little piggies. The pigs were scared and huddled together and pooping everywhere but they were adorable. We were pretty far out in the bush so the landscape was absolutely amazing! Only problem was when
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