As Lisa has already posted, the village visit and work was so awesome. The people were so very welcoming and loving towards us.
With regard to living accommodations, we were in tents (it was intense) and using foam mattresses on the ground. While it was a bit more primitive than many of us were used to, it was fine and there were no complaints. The team has done very well together in work, worship, and play.
As we wrapped up our time here, one of the important parts of the dedication service is the exchange of gifts. Lisa has already described what we received (and what will be on the menu for us later this week). We also were able to give gifts to them. We brought along with us an American Flag, maps of the world, lots of candy for the kids, flip-flops, paper, crayons, chalk, building blocks, parachutes, jump ropes, soccer balls, american footballs, and more.
What we look forward to is identifying needs as we arrive. Working with Colleen and the leaders of the village and district, we were able to purchase 3 sewing machines for the church to sew uniforms for the kids in the Child Development Center which is adjacent to the church. This center provides school and even assistance for kids from nursery to our equivalent of 8th grade. We also provided plastic chairs for the church and a nearby church in the border town of Busia.
As we wrapped up our time here, one of the important parts of the dedication service is the exchange of gifts. Lisa has already described what we received (and what will be on the menu for us later this week). We also were able to give gifts to them. We brought along with us an American Flag, maps of the world, lots of candy for the kids, flip-flops, paper, crayons, chalk, building blocks, parachutes, jump ropes, soccer balls, american footballs, and more.
What we look forward to is identifying needs as we arrive. Working with Colleen and the leaders of the village and district, we were able to purchase 3 sewing machines for the church to sew uniforms for the kids in the Child Development Center which is adjacent to the church. This center provides school and even assistance for kids from nursery to our equivalent of 8th grade. We also provided plastic chairs for the church and a nearby church in the border town of Busia.
Another amazing "God thing" was how He provided for the roof of this new church building. The building's roof is a corrugated steel roof. There are other churches which also need such a roof. One church needed 10 sheets. Another church needed 6 sheets. And yet another needed a few to cover their new latrine. All of these needs were met by the extra sheets from this church building in Businywa. Wow. God provided not just for one village but for four! Just like the little boy's fish and loaves so much was provided from just a little.
Tomorrow begins Kampala 25. More on that later.
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What a blessing God's covering is for us (spiritually and physically with those roofs!).
Please tell our chef, Sherry, to watch the goat preparation carefully. I know someone in Wichita who came here from the Caribbean and knows where to purchase goat meat. I don't think the goats are live, but those live ones have to come from somewhere around here! It can be her new specialty!
Your team is in my prayers. May you be blessed as much as the people you are serving.
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