A little update on things...

Last Sunday I was able to visit some of the RUHU kids in boarding schools.  They appreciate these visits so much, as they can feel quite isolated when in boarding.  They proudly showed me round their classrooms, introduced me to their teachers and sold me some of their ‘creations’ – they had been learning different cookery skills.  Chips, cake and ‘deep fried cabbage things’ were all on offer.  The kids were hungry and had no money to buy their ‘creations’, so I happily bought for each of them – it meant I got off the hook when it came to trying them!  I had to record my name on a certain piece of paper and when the child recording asked for my name, one of the RUHU boys, who I have known for years, Trevor, said to his friend...”Just write her name as Maama Trevor.”  How sweet.  I love these children so much.  Please pray for them as they face many challenges at school.

At the shelter this week, we enjoyed making sock puppets.  The children were very creative, we had spiderman, snakes and a scorpion.  Though some of them couldn’t understand that they were only getting one sock and persistently asked me for another.  They clearly wanted to wear their artwork on their feet – I guess that’s what socks were made for and they probably thought I was a crazy ‘white woman’ getting them to decorate one sock and wear it on their hand!  

We also enjoyed cake and soda at the shelter this week, just to celebrate being alive and well! With so much sickness and death around you in Africa, I am constantly reminded each day to give thanks for being safe and well.  I had a close encounter on Wednesday night with a thief when travelling home from town on the boda. I am so thankful to God for Uncle Isaac and I am just so sorry that he had to suffer a punch in the face, as a result of trying to protect me!  God protected us both that night, nothing was stolen, no bones were broken – just a bruised bottom!  So I am incredibly thankful and also incredibly thankful for your prayers for safety.  I do not tell you these stories to scare you, but rather to show that your prayers are being answered and that the God Lord is keeping me safe!

So much ‘stuff’ is going on just now at the Shelter. Please , please lift up the precious children before the Lord and ask him to keep them safe and let them know they are loved. 

Thank you as always for your prayers, they mean so much to me x