On the second day, we visited the Precious Child Orphanage in Bindura, Zimbabwe. The experience was truly touching. We found the orphanage online and read of their story, so we all agreed it was necessary to go and visit the children. Pastor Charles Masunungure and his wife Judith established the orphanage in September of 2002. When we visited they were fostering 10 adorable, helpless children, some abused and some without parents. 
They welcomed us with open arms. For the first time in a long time, they were given time to relax while we played with the children. The house was small and tight with all the small bodies packed in. They were so grateful for our coming. We played games with them, sang songs, and they showed us their daily life. To each other they were all they had and they were so thankful that they had a place to live. Adoration for the Pastor and his wife was found all over. The children truly looked up to them. The children were very polite and tried to speak their very best English. It was inspiring how they were growing and had such high hopes. The older children gathered around Dan as he opened his Blackberry to check and email. They had never seen anything like it. They’re smiling faces, big dreams, and determination to build off of nothing was incredible. The older children told us of their wish to go to college and become something great, such as a doctor or pilot.
Pastor Charles and Judith were so happy about our arrival that they persuaded us to stay with them through the night. The family meal was very interesting. We all were missing a home cooked meal, and Judith definitely
satisfied that craving! After eating we talked about Jesus Christ and prayer. Each child, both young and old talked about their spiritual journey. We saw the heart of Zimbabwe in the eyes of each one that spoke, such awful violence and corruption that was seen at such a young age. They talked about the hard times that they were fortunate to surpass when being welcomed into the loving orphanage.Each child we met was truly a “precious child.” We keep in touch with them and encourage others to contribute to their effort. We’ve seen them take hope and share it. Their website is: http://www.preciouschildzim.org/. They are amazing people with amazing goals that are being achieved each and everyday. With our help even more dreams can be taken into action for the less fortunate. We could all agree without any doubt that that was our favorite part of the entire trip. It left us longing for more connection with the Zimbabwean people and culture.
