We didn't expect to be able to visit the Juna Amagara children in Kampala that are sponsored by Village Bible Church. Our schedule was tight. The kids were about to break for holiday. And they were busy taking exams. (They have year-round school. So this was the end of Term 1 that began in...
Today we drove to Kampala. There was a lot of traffic in the city. Ugandans call it "the jam." Well, we were stuck in "the jam" for hours. Rev. Ben & Lillian invited us for dinner on Wednesday evening. After surviving "the jam," we enjoyed a great time of fellowship with Rev. Ben, Lillian...
Lisa & I were able to sneak in a quick lunch with the Kehn family while I was in Mbarara. The kids had been practicing a dance performance before we came, and were SOOO excited for their guests to arrive. Adelynn, Rachael, and Stephen were dancers, while Asher played the music “backstage.”...
Weston Wagner and the Caring Kid’s Club at Faith Lutheran School in Geneva, IL send me with lots of pencils, sharpeners, and erasers to bless the Juna Amagara children in Uganda. We handed out many pencils, sharpeners, erasers, as well as Superman & Hello Kitty pencil...
In the evening we had a special dinner at the ABIDE house. ABIDE staff who are in the area over their mid-term break, as well as other JAM staff who were around attended so that I could meet them...
We went to the Juna Amagara Primary school here in Mbarara to pass out more sponsor packages. We met Mercy first who is another girl sponsored by Jenny Wood. She was able to read Jenny's letter herself. She LOVED....
Today we woke up to more rain. That morning Lisa taught Lynate and the other staff members how to make an omelet with eggs that were given to us by Enoch, the student who VBC as a church sponsors. Learning this new way to prepare eggs made Lynate wish that she would be the one to cook for the...
It rained all night and all morning, altering our plans a bit. We had hoped to deliver several packages to children in the village, but were stuck at the guest house while we waited for the rain to stop.
A boy we had hoped to find while in Kishanje, Sam, showed up ...