Thursday, January 16, 2014


Life has been fun here in Hoima with cold showers,poor internet and rolling electricy but all worth it when we get to experience all I have. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday have been full with a great conference for the older kids and some great sharing and praying. The singing was also just great!!! The conference is lead by a group from Uganda Christian University. The best part is that they have worked to develop some fellowships for the kids to continue and meet after this conference. The kids need the support, especially those kids that have been relocated. It has been lots of sharing of good times and difficult times with the kids that are now trying to make a new life with family they have not known for a long time. I love that because these kids have seen me before, they are trusting me and really sharing their hearts. It has been bittersweet because I have not enjoyed the good time that Vacation Bible School has had. They are doing great, a little busy as most of the kids are under 6 but we again had great help from the UCU team. Lots of story telling, singing, games and crafts. Wednesday ended with the 20th Birthday Party at the Babies Home. In 1994, the Mustard Seed Babies Home was established to help those babies whose parents had died of Aids. The need continues as I found this morning, we have had 8 new babies with the youngest 2 weeks old. They are so cute and I did evals on 6 of them this morning and wrote them up also, paperwork never stops even when out of the country. It is amazing that they can all be doing so well. Several are because their mom's died in childbirth and several were abandoned. Such beautiful children and I am amazed that they are all doing so well. We were talking that none have diaper rash, there are 12 little ones cared for by 1 Auntie and as many kids as come in to help. The older kids really are a lot of help, it is one big wonderful family. Let me share my newest love, Patricia. Is she not a cutie.(I was trying to add a picture but cannot, check Facebook if you can) Well, those eyes just spoke to me and when she nuzzled into my neck when I was holding her yesterday, that was all it took to say yes, I will sponsor you. Now I have been told that I will be her Godmother also as we are doing 15 baptisms on Sunday. It will be a long service but so much fun. I will get great pics, or get one of the kids to take them, my hands will be full holding my new angel. Life is good in Uganda.


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