Berean Team returning to Portland
Considering the fact that I think daylight savings started in the U.S. today, I'm not entirely sure, but I believe that Lewis, Teresa, and Rita will touch down in Portland in about five hours.
I'm a bit behind on what all they got to experience in Kajo Keji and on the way back down to Kampala, but here's an abbreviated list:
* Teresa held babies to her heart's content in Charlotte Babies' Home. She was also holding a baby when the staff who were cleaning out a closet found a rat nest in a cardboard box, and, having disturbed the nest, approximately a dozen rats began running through the babies' room. Teresa jumped into one of the beds with the baby she was holding and comforted all those within arm reach while the mamas ran around with sticks trying to kill the rodents. *shudder* (Confession: I hate rats. Give me spiders any day.)
* Rita gained a posse of nursery school kids who marched around the compound with her, following, then leading, in songs, games, and hand motions. She also created several relay-type games to keep them entertained throughout the time there.
* Lewis was asked at the last minute to preach for the children on Sunday morning. He taught on the story of blind Bartimaeus and the importance of pursuing Jesus and asking for your needs to be met, regardless of what the crowd thinks.
* We went to a place called Mogiri to give out food stuffs to people who have leprosy. That was a powerful experience, and everyone took away something different. On the ride to Mogiri, with upwards of 1000 pounds of food in the bed of the truck, we got thoroughly stuck one time, and it took close to an hour to get us free, and we had a quite jarring ride home without the cushion of those bags of food!
* We returned to Adjumani in the back of IWASSRU's big lorry, and got caught in a rainstorm. They put a tarp up, but our things got soaked anyway. We had lunch with the Imago Dei community in Adjumani - the Theisens and Jackie and Erin and Rachel - where we ate BBQ'd cheeseburgers and pasta salad, and Jeff made us some authentic, home-brewed Stumptown Coffee!
* Teresa and Rita and I measured the Amazing Grace girls for
bras, and found out that many of them don't have panties. The Berean team had raised some funds to meet special needs as they traveled, and they agreed to purchase bras, underwear, and slips for all the girls, as well as boxer shorts for all the boys. We got to purchase those items when we reached Kampala with the help of our friends Esther Basa and Robina.
* We carried on down to Kampala, where we did the mad dashes around town to buy gifts for their friends and family, eat Chinese food, and take their final boda-boda rides.
Edwin, Christine, and I said goodbye to them yesterday, and are praying for safe journeys and no jet lag!
I'm a bit behind on what all they got to experience in Kajo Keji and on the way back down to Kampala, but here's an abbreviated list:
* Teresa held babies to her heart's content in Charlotte Babies' Home. She was also holding a baby when the staff who were cleaning out a closet found a rat nest in a cardboard box, and, having disturbed the nest, approximately a dozen rats began running through the babies' room. Teresa jumped into one of the beds with the baby she was holding and comforted all those within arm reach while the mamas ran around with sticks trying to kill the rodents. *shudder* (Confession: I hate rats. Give me spiders any day.)
* Rita gained a posse of nursery school kids who marched around the compound with her, following, then leading, in songs, games, and hand motions. She also created several relay-type games to keep them entertained throughout the time there.
* Lewis was asked at the last minute to preach for the children on Sunday morning. He taught on the story of blind Bartimaeus and the importance of pursuing Jesus and asking for your needs to be met, regardless of what the crowd thinks.
* We went to a place called Mogiri to give out food stuffs to people who have leprosy. That was a powerful experience, and everyone took away something different. On the ride to Mogiri, with upwards of 1000 pounds of food in the bed of the truck, we got thoroughly stuck one time, and it took close to an hour to get us free, and we had a quite jarring ride home without the cushion of those bags of food!
* We returned to Adjumani in the back of IWASSRU's big lorry, and got caught in a rainstorm. They put a tarp up, but our things got soaked anyway. We had lunch with the Imago Dei community in Adjumani - the Theisens and Jackie and Erin and Rachel - where we ate BBQ'd cheeseburgers and pasta salad, and Jeff made us some authentic, home-brewed Stumptown Coffee!
* Teresa and Rita and I measured the Amazing Grace girls for
bras, and found out that many of them don't have panties. The Berean team had raised some funds to meet special needs as they traveled, and they agreed to purchase bras, underwear, and slips for all the girls, as well as boxer shorts for all the boys. We got to purchase those items when we reached Kampala with the help of our friends Esther Basa and Robina.* We carried on down to Kampala, where we did the mad dashes around town to buy gifts for their friends and family, eat Chinese food, and take their final boda-boda rides.
Edwin, Christine, and I said goodbye to them yesterday, and are praying for safe journeys and no jet lag!
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