Hi Everyone: As you breath , and smelling the smoke, burnt garage and boda boda exhaust you know you are in Kampala. Yesterday when we were in Kampala to do banking (line ups were long, in the heat of the day) Then we went to an agriculture centre where we learnt alot about graphing mango trees together, which actually is proven to grow faster and produce better fruit. By the end of the tour we purchased 10 trees (by Rosemary’s choice) varying in 3 different kinds of mangos. Then Abdal took us to “café Javas” in Kampala which was an absolute above and beyond amazing meal, a must when visiting Kampala.
THEN…. Was the journey to Kumi. And unless you have experienced this you can not describe the potholes to anyone. We are staying in the Villas in Kumi. This is a cute little gated villa w here the chickens run free and makes you feel like you are staying in a cozy farm acreage,
Today we were off to the Orphanage. We started with a tour of the school where our children go, from P1 to P7 (like grades 1 to 7) Not sure what I was thinking but I was expecting maybe 100 children at the school. But when we entered the yard there was about 800 children greeting us with songs of rejoicing, clapping and dancing. You are in awe at the beautiful voices and smiles. And if that didn’t make your heart melt, being hugged by about 25 kids at a time just absolute brought everyone to tears. Tears flowed freely as your arms were filled with children. So much news about the childrens school that we don’t know where to begin, The overwhelming need for childrens books, so they could learn to read.
From there we went to the orphanage where once again the tears flowed freely, You cant express the blessing those little children are till you hold them and feel the squeeze of those little arms around you. First we looked around the orphanage at the new dorm, toilets, kitchen and pump house. Thank you to all the people who have given so freely to put God’s plan into action. The orphanage is so amazing, but looking around you see the needs that are still there. The children were fitted with new shoes today which you can only imagine the huge smiles. A few of the children are still in need of shoes and we have drawn out the feet, so they will fit just right. The songs of praise and worship echoed throughout the home. Then came the prayers of these dear children. With tears running down there cheeks they were thanking the Lord for the roof over there head and the shoes on there feet and everything in between.
We returned to the villas with melted hearts and drained emotionally. No matter how hard you think you cannot imagine what this is like until you are here. I could continue to write for hours, but I am already pushing it with the power. Continue to pray, we feel the presence of our family and friends back home.
Special prayers tonight for two girls in the home. Their names are “Sarah and Berita” (grandchildren we took in from the 73 yr old grandmother) They both have malaria and were taken to clinic for medication.
Sherry
THE REAM TEAM
4 comments:
So nice to hear from you. The blessings you experienced I'm sure was recipricated by the children. They were blessed just as much. I am very excited for all of you to have this experience. Our love and prayers go to all of you.
Oh thanks Sherry, I can't get through a service in our own church without crying and you want me to go to Africa and experience this?
Good thing I am in a hotel by myself reading your letter and now I'm supposed to try and wrap my head around hydraulics?? Thanks a lot!
Should have read this before going to bed, not before I started studying for the night. Oh well, I guess I'll just pray around 3 a.m. instead.
Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us all.
Manyletters
Wowsers - Sherry - thank you for sharing the Real Team Heart - it is truly emotional - and very special - to think how our Father in Heaven places us in such special places -in His time - God bless each one of you as you live this journey - what a treasure to hear from you all - our thoughts and prayers are with you 24/7 - Love to Rosemary - the children and the community of Ogooma....
What an emotional experience you've all had already. I was so excited to see you guys holding the special African Safara quilt - it was donated incomplete by Jill Craig and she'd dug it out of her mom's closet and it was actually her Grandmother who'd started it. When it arrived at the Quilters room in ACC it sat for a few months and just before Christmas 2010, it finally got my attention. So with a 'few' hours of work and some TLC along with prayers in the stitching it got done. So I'm sure it is destined for some very special child - as are all of the quilts. Please be assured the quilters at SL as well as the quilters here in AZ very much have all of you in our prayers: Shelbie, Linda, Sherry, Frank, Tim, Joanne and Jason - we are praying for your safety, health - both physical and spiritual. with our love and prayers, Gerry & Susan
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