To be perfectly honest with you unless I look at my diary and see what I have been up to I couldn't tell you. My brain is like a sieve these days! But I have my diary here so I am good to go.
I went to check on Fred last Thursday after blogging. He is currently sick with typhoid so we took him to the clinic to receive some treatment. There is always some drama with him and it is often hard to know how best to help. So let's pray for wisdom!
With regards to wisdom I certainly need some when it comes to my language learning! Luganda is proving to be a big challenge.... But I am trying!
I continue to enjoy spending time at the local school. It has been such a blessing to have been put in contact with them. Thanks Ber McGrath! We have been continuing to enjoy story books, arty activities and fruit! One of the stories I read last week was all about different fruits.... Handa's Surprise. Thanks for the recommendation Anne MacFarlane! We enjoyed some pineapple and some grapes last week. For many children it was their first time to taste grapes!
I have also been continuing on with my healing hearts clubs at the local school. I think I mentioned little George last week. I do worry about this boy and would appreciate your prayers for him. He was upset the other day and came to chat with me individually. That very morning his step mother had told him that he was no good at washing the dishes and that he should not bother to come back home! What do you say to that?! I encouraged him that he was special and loved and suggested that his step mama was maybe stressed and worried about other things and didn't really mean what she said. I assured him that even though life at home wasn't great.... Life on the street is worse... And I got him to promise me he would go home after school... But sometimes it is so hard to know what to say! Please pray for this precious boy.
It was a joy to spend Saturday evening with my parents' sponsor boy and my friend's sponsor boy. It was Kennedy's 21st birthday so we went out for a birthday meal together. He was so appreciative and grateful... He said he had never celebrated his birthday with anyone before. Can you imagine reaching 21 and never having celebrated your birthday? I could of cried. I had no joy finding a birthday card in all the supermarkets I visited.... So he got a Christmas card instead. Don't ask me why but I had a vast array of Christmas cards to choose from... But no birthday cards! Kennedy was delighted though and said it was like celebrating two in one, because he hadn't received any Christmas cards. Please pray for these dear boys and their studies at university. They are so much fun and always make me laugh...but they do have their challenges!
On Tuesday I went to the village with Kathy to visit some elderly people and deliver food parcels and bits and bobs. An elderly lady called Ruth was so excited by her bag of simple food that she danced for us. I didn't even think she would have been able to stand well... But boy could she dance! We also met a man in his 80s who was busy fixing his bycicle. I asked in shock if he was going to ride it. I was told yes... That he couldn't walk well so he cycled, lol! The highlight of the day was taking a mattress deep into the Bush for a man in his 90s. He was so delighted when he realised we had brought it for him and just kept saying, 'wa wa, wa'... Equivalent to wow I guess! These elderly people are somehow neglected... But let's pray they would know they are precious to God and not a forgotten about people.
This morning I was in Katwe slum again... It was a joy to spend time with Laila and Mercy.... Two of the teenage girls who I have met several times before. I visited the shelter where they sleep, sat with them, painted their nails and assured them that I loved them... Before taking them to clinic for some treatment.... Mercy has an awful cough just now and Laila has tooth ache. But their pain runs much deeper than this. The work that YWAM do is wonderful.... Telling these young people about God's love. But I feel a tremendous burden in my heart just now to do more for them. This is a big potential as Kathy's organisation hope to set up a community centre in the Katwe area. Please pray about this. If it is the Lord's will it will come to pass.
It was nice to go back to Dori's English class for the Sudanese refugees this afternoon. I never know whether I am a help or a hindrance in these classes.... The ladies just laugh at me! I think it's because my Scottish pronunciation is quite different from Dori's American accent. But I guess if I am making the ladies smile and laugh that is something!
Checked on Dennis this evening. He is doing well and enjoying the apprenticeship. Praise God. There are just some small things that need to be addressed with the boss regarding accountability and money! The joys!
I hope this update finds you all well and as always thank you for everything, your prayers, your support and your love x
