Meet the Oompa Loompas!

On Monday this week we went to visit some land that Smile Uganda have been offered where we're planning to start a farm. Of course we all had to get dressed up as farmers for the occasion!

 

It was so lovely to be out in the countryside and to walk around the farm and imagine the possibilities and to see the potential that it has. We walked through the sugar cane and matoke, we saw the bee farms (which were in a really English looking woodland!) and we prayed about what we hope that God is going to help us do here.

Unfortunately on the way home the Smile car broke down and we even had to push it to the side of the road and catch a series of different taxis and walk to get home. 

For the rest of the week we've been helping Pastor Davidson to build his church. This has included moving thousands of bricks (by carrying them) and also weeding and clearing all the plants out of the area to avoid mosquitoes. What was really lovely was to see some of the local children getting involved in carrying the bricks. 

Of course, we can't be building at Blessed Word of Life and not have some kind of dirt fight, and as we had been carrying lots of red bricks, this time we all ended up covered in red dust and looking a little bit like Oompa Loompas!

I really enjoyed our weekly slum time this week and we met some street boys who we invited to the children's club that we run, and the next day they turned up which was great! 

On the way back to the church for our de-brief after our outreach we walked past the spring where the locals collect their water. It was completely flooded after rain with really dirty water, but there was a young boy who had volunteered to get into the water. He was diving under the filthy water to remove the blockage which was such a special thing to see such a young boy doing something so brave for his community. Then we ended up skipping rope for a short while with some of the local children outside the church where we're based during our slum ministry which was really lovely.

On Friday morning, whilst the boys went to build at Blessed, us girls had to dry out all the text books that we 're holding in storage before they're distributed, to prevent mould. This involved taking them all out of the store room, laying them out in the sun and then putting them all back into the store room again. Being out in the sunshine made it very hot and hard work but we enjoyed it!

Oh, and by the way, I ate cows lungs this week! 

Please pray for...

- All of the visions that we have for Smile Uganda; that God would provide for them to become a reality.
- Provision for the repair of the Smile Car.
- The street boys that we met this week, for provision, protection and that they would know the love of Jesus.

- Health and Safety.

Thank you so much.
God bless,

Lorna x