3/25/10 11:00AM
Uganda; day 86

The past week has been a good one, the Wednesday night bible study did turn out to be a good, we went again last night. It’s really cool how much information you can get out of a seemingly simple verse.

This week we’ve been able to start gathering information on how the home can become more self sustainable. It’s one of the goals of Raining Hope to help the people here become less dependent on the states. I got some good information on some local crafts they can make at very little cost, and even found out they will train them how for free. So that was pretty cool, we’ll continue looking for other things they can do while we’re here.

I’ve learned a lot about the children and their families that I didn’t know this week. I’ve been updating their profiles, so I’ve been asking them a lot of questions about their backgrounds, most of them have 6 or more siblings that live in other places. It’s sad to see families split up so much.

I’ve also been getting ready for our trip to Kenya this week, we leave on Monday. I can’t believe how hard it is to find simple toys, coloring books, or story books here. We went all over town without much luck, but I was able to find a few things. Thankfully Paul’s favorite game is soccer, and there are plenty of soccer balls here. I’m so excited that the trip is just a few days away now.

The first school term is coming to an end the second week of April. When the term ends most of the children leave to spend their holiday with families, or guardians. I was surprised to hear the term was ending so soon, it seems like it just started. So the home will be very quite for their 4 week break. The next team from California should be arriving about the same time they get back. Which is another thing to look forward to!

-Brandi