June 23, 2010

Team A
Half our team went to a Kids Home which has 42 kids and one house father, who is an orphan himself. We washed the walls and they turned from a dark brown to off white, they were really awful. We also, held classes for the kids, who don’t have school fees. Our students, Hannah, Hope, Rachel and others taught different classes and did a great job.

One sub-team went to FOCUS Uganda and worked with the children’s project. Yesterday they went into homes to do assessments. Many of the mothers were HIV positive and many kids are infected. It was a sad day for our students involved with this.

Another sub-team went to the hospital ward to pray and help the nurses care for those that are not being treated. Kelsey, Ben, Alex are our medical team. They also did the set up work for the medical brigade we will set up on Friday in the Katunga Slum which we all will be involved in.

Team B has a great day tomorrow planned as they welcome the chief negotiator for the cease fire of the war, Betty Bigumbe. There will be a big welcome ceremony by Child Voice and then a Q & A time for our students.
She is somewhat of a celebrity in the northern region and since she was brave enough to go into the LRA camp and visit Kony, she knows some of the girls at CVI when they were abducted.

Grace to you all and keep praying for us
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