We have officially started the third and
last term of school year and it is much quieter at Fairfield during the
days! This past month was a true
blessing with the Ream family visiting from my hometown in West Virginia. They stayed for a full month with their three
children. This was the first time
younger children have come to live with us at Fairfield. The Fairfield children had so much fun
studying, playing, doing Bible Study and watching movies with their new
friends. 
The Ream family also supports 2 of our HOPE
children in the education program. They
were able to spend a few days with them and take them on a special outing that
included horseback riding and a stop at the best cake shop in Zimbabwe! We were also able to travel together to meet
one of their sponsor children’s relatives.
They were very helpful passing out food for the nutrition program and
school supplies at each of the schools.
Our Vumbunu Primary School children now all have sponsors so we were
able to purchase new school shoes and sweaters for them to finish out the year
in style!
We attempted to drive my car to visit some
of our HOPE children on the nutrition program in their homes. Halfway to our destination, we realized there
was no way the car could continue on the “road” and we had to turn back. Luckily some of our babies came to visit us
this month, including our mother of triplets.
She was carrying them all by herself-one on the back and one on each
side. I decided to no longer complain
when carrying twins!
Grace and Abigail are growing, happy and
healthy. They love dancing and singing
all day long. Grace loves to look in the
mirror every morning from many angles to ensure her outfit is beautiful
enough. She won’t leave the house
without a bow in her hair and carries her stuffed animals around on her back
wrapped in a towel. Abby is my little
tomboy. She can be found running around
with all the boys at the daycare center and hurling bouncy balls straight at my
head. She loves to dig in the mud with a
stick and going fast-whether it is in her stroller or being spun around the
room. 
The girls had their first ice cream party
while the Ream family was here. They ate
all of their own ice cream and then moved on to finish what was left in
everyone else’s bowls. By the end the
girls were even trying to eat right from the container. Now I truly know these are my children!
My Mom, brother Josh and Aunt Nancy arrive
this coming Sunday for a 2-week visit.
Abby and Grace are so excited to meet Mormor, Uncle Josh and Nan as they
know them by the picture we keep next to a map of the world. The bright purple jacaranda trees have made
an appearance just in time for their visit and we are all looking forward to
some family time together.
Wenyu Munashe,
Janine
