Hemed, who came to the Happy House on work experience as
a trainee social worker, is now the social worker at Good Life Children’s Home.
It is very different from our own, but also provides a high standard of care and education.
Getting 72 children ready for a day out is a tall order,
but the older kids help the little ones
and by 9am, everyone, including some duty staff and others on day off who
wanted to come along to help, were ready to board the bus for the 90 minute
journey.
A long, hot and bumpy journey later, Hemed and the Good
Life family were waiting to greet us with welcome songs. As a thank-you each of our kids, all wearinga red baseball cap, gave another to a new friend from Good Life and they paired up to be shown
around the home and school.
Our kids were quick to ask questions wanting to know more
about life and lessons at Good Life.
Once we were all back in the community area, the children
from both homes entertained before and after lunch – Good Life with traditional
songs and dancing, poems and a fashion show and our kids with their songs and
an aerobics display.
The afternoon ended with a dancing competition, won by
our Salama, and dancing when everybody joined in.
Mama and Papa can be sure that wherever they take their
family they can be proud of the way they behave – always saying “please” and
“thank you” and being so well mannered and caring.
Having said our thanks and goodbyes to our new friends,
it was time to set off for home for our
tired but very happy kids,
It was a lovely day, a day they will always remember.
Thank you to Hemed and to
all the Good Life family for making us so welcome. We now look forward to you
coming to see us.
