Girls at Kanwange

This ladies are orphans that are unable to pay for school. Idah helps them through Parents Concern and gives them a chance in life by teaching them a trade. Here they set up a sawing shop.

Team three on the way to Kemwange

Here we are at the bridge taking a group picture. It is a beautiful forest. After here we got to see some families. Maria was one of them. The orphanage, and back to Fort Portal.

Maria & her children with me

Here I am with Maria and her children after they received the gifts sent by Nanette and me.
She was very happy!

Geret, Steven, Patrick and me at Namioya

Here I am with my kids in front of Pastor David's house. It is coming along just fine.

Renata- Sarah, me at the clinic at the church

Here we are setting up the things for the clinic. We had two lines set up to clean and wash and bandage on each side.

clinic at Namioya-Mokuno 7-12-08

Hi

We had the clinic at Namioya for the people form the villages.

Well had the pleasure of cleaning and bandaging wounds on the children and many of the women from the villages around Namioya at the church. CCC has sponsored and help to finish.

We also help with the bricks for Pastor David's house to be finish.

They are doing a great job.

I took a nice pic with Gerit, Steven and Patrick. Christine showed me the nice pic they took of us last time we where there.

It was hard saying good by to them. It is hard. I do not know when I will be back or not to see them.

I am praying for them and all the beautiful children from the area. I wish you guys could be here and feel all the love and tenderness this people give you!

We go to the safari tomorrow. Will post pics once we get back. Hope the Internet and power is on.

God bless!

Mokono- visiting Christine

So we went to visit my first family Christine and her kids at Mokono last week sometime. Sorry lost track of time. I believe it was July 5 or 6. It was a great experience. We where received as royalty. It was overwhelming to say the least.

This people give you so much love! They are great full for all and for you just coming to see them.

Christine was very happy, we spent time first at the church playing with the kids, moving dirt for the pastors house with the women of the villages. We visited a few other widows that are sponsored by the team.

It was a great experience. Wish you could be here with us as we go through this.

Gereit sand a couple of songs for me and than we started exchanging gifts. They love all that I gave them. Not a hole lot. But they are great full! They gave me a mat and Christine made me a bag.

We went back a day or two later and did the washing of feet! It was great!

will show you pics latter.

God bless!

Back from Kamwange

Hi all

Well we just got back form a two day visit in Kanwange. It was very emotional. We visited the Tooro High School orphanage. They have 7 girls sick with Malaria. No money for meds and too many kids in the school. The good thing is we brought 6 lap tops donated by Kevin from CCC.

Thanks Kevin! Two are for the office and 4 for the lab.

I will post my pics latter from the school. Please pray for all the kids and for help to pay for medicine for malaria.

Also went to see one of my families. This was Maria that the office and I sponsor. She is such a smart lady. She has purchase 5 goats, one pig, chickens, seeds for sweet potato, corn, some type of peanut, banana trees, and is fixing her house. three of the kids go to school. The other two are young.
She has actually used her money wisely.

She wants to by two more nets and she bought a new bed (sponge mattress) wow, the little it takes to make them happy.

We than went to the children's orphanage and meet the children and the some youths that are studding sawing and what not.

After here we went to give a cow for a pastors family.

This is were in got very hard for me. A lot of the people I meet last year was here. Specially those with Elephentatis and many, many children that are suffering with the same.
Some people gave me money for med. I bought for malaria for the high school and for elephantitis. well it was not enough to say the least. But did you know that with 30 dollars a year you can sponsor one (1) person to get the supplys for it. This does not go away. The 30 dollars includes one or two visits to a doctor per year.

Any way this is what has me so bummed. There are children at age 7 or 6 and up. So may children with this diseased and what can we do?

Please pray with me on all this.

Will post pic soon.

blessings!

Uganda July 2008

Wow! I can't believe I will have once again the opportunity to go to Uganda Africa. I am so looking forward to see the two families we sponsor.

I received a picture of both on how much better they are doing. Maria bought some goats and sheep and looks very happy. She is happy she can buy medication and school supplies for the kids. Wow, it takes not much to make them happy.

My other family also wrote me saying how the help they are getting is making such a difference. They are planting there own crops. No longer depending on others to provide work, but creating work for other to work for them. She is able to take the kids to the doctor when sick. She is able to pay for all the school supplies the kids need! Praise God for all his goodness.

I thank God for the opportunity to help make a difference with the help of so many.

THANK YOU LORD! without you we are nothing, with you all things are possible!

I can't wait to be in Uganda. I don't know how tired I will be after a 3 day travel, but I am looking forward to be going from town to town.... visiting families, churches, etc.

Lord I pray for courage, wisdom, knowledge and all the tools we will need to be your representatives and your hands and feet.