...and relax!

The reading weeks that we ran in Kuffu were a huge success, and this week we had all the gappers together for a whole week for the first time in what feels like a very long time! We have had a fairly relaxed week to give us all some time to rest from such an intense period of moving between Kampala and the village so much. We spent the time doing all kinds of things, from painting, to washing, to working on scrap books, to making a trip into Kampala to post some letters and I even let Clare cut my hair! I also made some reports about Smile work and visited friends. This week our new chickens, Clare and Lorna, laid their first eggs for us which we enjoyed in an egg mayo sandwich!

Eggs from 'Clare' and 'Lorna' chickens

On Thursday we went into town for our weekly slum ministry time in which we tried to encourage people to join us in the work that we were due to do on Friday, cleaning up a part of the community.
Friday went really well. We went into town early and spent the morning cleaning the water trenches of rubbish, sweeping, slashing and weeding. It was brilliant to see so many of the local people getting involved and the area is now much cleaner with no more rubbish in the trenches that we worked in.

Cleaning the trench

Carrying the rubbish away

After lunch we returned to run our children's club. This also went really well. We shared some praise and worship with the children, taught them about the 10 commandments which was the next part in our Moses series and enjoyed some biscuits together.
Friday was also Berinda's 2nd birthday so in the evening we had a little party for her. We all had a lovely time and it was great to see her so excited! We shared a meal, cake and lots and lots of fun with balloons! 

Birthday girl cutting her cake with Mummy and Daddy

Running for a hug from Auntie Lorna

As we enter our final month in Uganda we're all starting to reflect on the past 8 months. We're looking forward to seeing our friends and family again and I'm so excited to come back to Christ Church. However, we're all aware that this final month will be a very emotional one as we come to terms with leaving our friends and family here. The past 8 months have been a very significant chapter in all of our lives and we've formed relationships that we hope will last a lifetime. Please pray for us in this area over the next few weeks.

On Monday we're due to be going to a different village where we'll be working with another school and also a rehabilitation center for disabled children.

Please pray...

- For this coming week, that God will use us and bless our week with good health, safety and fun.
- Thanksgiving for the countless ways that God has blessed us.
- For the community that we helped to clean, pray that it will be maintained.
- For everyone as we approach the end of this season. Pray that God will prepare us to leave and help us to feel at peace.

Thank you so much for your support and prayers.

Lorna