Faith and Mercy

How beautiful are these little girls?

Faith, on the left, and Mercy are all of three feet tall and hovering just above 25 pounds (when I said little I meant it!) and are pure adorableness.  Like so many of the children at Harvesters their mother died in childbirth, along with a third baby.  Their father already had four daughters and simply couldn't afford to feed two more little mouths.

Faith is the tomboy of the pair and is constantly covered in dirt and will, on occasion, come up to me and drop a handful of dirt on my feet and then run away giggling. She's playful,  rambunctious, clever and loves to tease.  She's also been known to fall to the ground crying until someone rushes to help her, then she'll instantaneously hop up and burst into laughter for fooling someone into thinking she was injured. Where do kids learn this stuff?

Mercy is much more timid and subdued but no less energetic than Faith.  She loves to watch the older girls dance so she can learn their moves and imitate them. Mercy would sit for hours on my lap, if we had the time.  Just this morning as I was walking to school she came running to the fence that separates the staff housing from the kid's area.  She grabbed my hand and pointed toward the mango trees behind me and said, "Mary, mango!  You bring to me so I can share with Faith." Sweet girl, I will give you all the mangoes I can find so you can share with your sister.