Here we are in Kamwenge! A very small village in SW Uganda. We have had an amazing 2 days. I think I say that every time I add to my blog, but it’s true. Each day is as amazing as the next.
We started out from Kampala early Monday morning and spent the next 5 ½ hours driving to Fort Portal. After stopping at our hotel, we headed to Tooro HS and had a great greeting of singing and dancing. Since we were a little late, we didn’t have much time to spend with the students, but many remembered us from last year, which was so nice! After a light lunch, we saw a short presentation by Milton, the field director for the area. Then off to town to shop! Not for ourselves, but to get many needed items for a very poor older couple that we met last year. They are waiting for a sponsor, so here’s your chance! We were able to buy them a mattress, bedding, pans, dishes, rice, salt & sugar, wash pans and 2 loaves of bread. We also took a few items we had brought from home. We weren’t able to visit them Mon. because the time got late and we had a big downpour while we were in the pharmacy getting medicines for our clinic on Wed. Tues. morning we headed out to the elderly couple’s home (Paul & Theresa). We presented them with all our gifts. The biggest hit was a small mirror. Paul, 78 yrs. old, looked at himself and had a great laugh at his grey hair and wrinkling skin. Theresa didn’t even want to look! He said that he hadn’t seen himself in many years! Plus they were very excited about the bread, because they hadn’t had any bread for 5 years!! We enjoyed visiting with them and headed out to pick up more medications that we weren’t able to get the night before.
Next we were off to Kamwenge. We stopped in a small village before that and visited Anna’s family plus several people that we had met the year before. We were able to see the improvements in several people. Three ladies with elephantitus showed us how their feet had completely healed, but the disease is never completely gone.
Onward to lunch at the kindergarten school and vocational school. Another great welcoming! The little ones hid behind a vine covered fence and then came out singing and waving to us as the bus pulled up.
They sang for us and we all ate together. Next we were able to present bicycles, that our church in Ottawa had helped purchase, to the community facilitators. Lastly was a tour of the facility and on to another destination! Are you tired yet?
We went to dedicate a home that GFR had built for a widow woman, Harriet, who cares for 4 orphans. It’s a beautiful little brick home that she is very proud of! And of course, we listened to all the community leaders welcome us and give a little talk. They were all so happy to see us. Many had never seen a white person before!
Finally at 6:30, we headed back to our hotel in Kamwenge. Supper at 7, back to the r
oom, take a shower in a dish pan, and finally getting ready to hit the hay at 10:15. Good night!
It was a God blessed day from beginning to end!
We started out from Kampala early Monday morning and spent the next 5 ½ hours driving to Fort Portal. After stopping at our hotel, we headed to Tooro HS and had a great greeting of singing and dancing. Since we were a little late, we didn’t have much time to spend with the students, but many remembered us from last year, which was so nice! After a light lunch, we saw a short presentation by Milton, the field director for the area. Then off to town to shop! Not for ourselves, but to get many needed items for a very poor older couple that we met last year. They are waiting for a sponsor, so here’s your chance! We were able to buy them a mattress, bedding, pans, dishes, rice, salt & sugar, wash pans and 2 loaves of bread. We also took a few items we had brought from home. We weren’t able to visit them Mon. because the time got late and we had a big downpour while we were in the pharmacy getting medicines for our clinic on Wed. Tues. morning we headed out to the elderly couple’s home (Paul & Theresa). We presented them with all our gifts. The biggest hit was a small mirror. Paul, 78 yrs. old, looked at himself and had a great laugh at his grey hair and wrinkling skin. Theresa didn’t even want to look! He said that he hadn’t seen himself in many years! Plus they were very excited about the bread, because they hadn’t had any bread for 5 years!! We enjoyed visiting with them and headed out to pick up more medications that we weren’t able to get the night before.
Next we were off to Kamwenge. We stopped in a small village before that and visited Anna’s family plus several people that we had met the year before. We were able to see the improvements in several people. Three ladies with elephantitus showed us how their feet had completely healed, but the disease is never completely gone.
Onward to lunch at the kindergarten school and vocational school. Another great welcoming! The little ones hid behind a vine covered fence and then came out singing and waving to us as the bus pulled up.
They sang for us and we all ate together. Next we were able to present bicycles, that our church in Ottawa had helped purchase, to the community facilitators. Lastly was a tour of the facility and on to another destination! Are you tired yet?
We went to dedicate a home that GFR had built for a widow woman, Harriet, who cares for 4 orphans. It’s a beautiful little brick home that she is very proud of! And of course, we listened to all the community leaders welcome us and give a little talk. They were all so happy to see us. Many had never seen a white person before!
Finally at 6:30, we headed back to our hotel in Kamwenge. Supper at 7, back to the r
oom, take a shower in a dish pan, and finally getting ready to hit the hay at 10:15. Good night!It was a God blessed day from beginning to end!
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