Goats, Cows and Monkeys. Oh my!

7.8.09

Imagine fifty-two beautiful Ugandan children screaming in excitement just at the sight of you. Today that became a reality for Andrea Pauline, our executive director. I have never seen a group of children so excited for one person. It was like they had won the lottery. The profound impact Andrea has had on each and every child blew me away.

 

In the alchemist, the book I mentioned earlier, the shepherd main character gives up everything in pursuit of his treasure. He has a dream about a treasure in Egypt at the pyramids. The young shepherd meets a king who tells him that when you are destined to do something the whole universe works with you to fulfill it. The boy leaves his fields in Spain in attempt to find his treasure. The alchemist really inspires me to look at what I am doing and take it all in. Leave my frustrations and love people right where they are. In the midst of the brokenness here I must be a light. And even if they throw rocks or yell at me, I will keep loving them. The shepherd finds himself in Morocco where he meets a boy who offers to serve as his guide in the Sahara Desert. But he steals the shepherd’s money and leaves him. While in Morocco, the shepherd decides to work in a glass shop. He improves the business and it flourishes. What appeared to be a curse turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I have to trust that the adversity I face has a purpose as well.

 

I have been working on the art room and I am really excited with what will be happening with that.  I will post pictures as soon as it is finished.

 

Our kids have been learning volleyball from one of our staff boys. They competed in two tournaments in Iganga and won! Now they get to go play representing Iganda District Schools. Both our boys and girls teams will be traveling to Western Uganda (almost in the DRC) and competed. I might be going to chaperone. Should be a lot of fun! I really hope our kids do well. The competitions last for a week long and start on Sunday. Musana got a trophy for winning and the kids were very excited.

 

On the weekends we have been traveling a lot. We might be going to Rwanda in two weeks. I am really excited to see more of Africa. Also we really want to go to Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zanzibar.

 All my love!