Benjamin enjoys washing in a public place when there are young girls around. The girls almost always want to jump in to help and teach the proper Zambian way of washing (which neither of us have mastered although Allison is getting pretty good).
Recently, Benjamin decided to take the pile of laundry outside and he was joined by 3 energetic girls ranging from 10-12 years old. Allison joined the washing and the clothes became clean fairly quickly.
While we were washing, we talked about families and children. Benjamin asked the girls what they would name their children someday. Two of the girls responded with auntie Allison and the third one said uncle Benjamin. It was cute to hear the respectful auntie and uncle placed before our names even in this context but much more heart warming to see how they look up to us. We don't always feel like our work is making a radical difference but it is encouraging to sometimes see people desiring to follow our lead.
