The Lahash Staff Rides Again! (Update 2 of 2)
Early Tuesday morning (a bit too early for me!), we boarded a Zawadi Bus for Adjumani, Uganda, the site of Amazing Grace Orphanage. Reflecting back on some of the earlier trips to Amazing Grace, we were impressed with how smooth the roads were, the cleanliness and timeliness of the bus, and no breakdowns! (If we did endorsements, we would highly endorse Zawadi…wait, I think I just did...) At the same time that improved roads and transportation speak of recovering communities in Northern Uganda, the camps of people displaced by the LRA and the remaining Sudanese refugees are a reminder of the volatile and violent history of this place.
Arriving at Amazing Grace is always like coming home. It has been ten months since I (Leisha) was last here, and while some things have changed – a wonderful new compound manager named Lupai, and a wonderful new building to replace the one that was damaged last spring – some things remain sadly the same. There are still difficulties feeding the children a balanced diet, given the food prices increasing in recent months, and many of the tukuls where the children live are in desperate need of disrepair. Due to some gifts from the communities of our friends the Cremisinos and Ashley Eggerts, there will soon be construction of new latrines for the children, which will be a huge blessing.
As the staff of Lahash, Dan, Casey, Edwin, and I are relishing this opportunity to travel together, and see our individual gifts complement one another in various projects. Having Edwin’s wife and brother and Dan’s wife along is a huge help as we prepare sponsor letters, Christmas greetings, and various banquet-related materials, do video interviews of many of the staff and children, and conduct meetings with Lupai and his staff members.
Tomorrow we will be heading up to St. Bartholomew’s Orphanage to visit a few friends briefly. We will only be there for one day, just long enough to visit Leya Poni, a woman with leprosy who is dying, and do one or two video interviews and greet some friends. We will be returning to Amazing Grace by way of Metu Secondary, where the older children from Amazing Grace are boarding.
We appreciate your prayers for safety on the roads and that we will be an encouragement to the staff and children of IWASSRU.
Arriving at Amazing Grace is always like coming home. It has been ten months since I (Leisha) was last here, and while some things have changed – a wonderful new compound manager named Lupai, and a wonderful new building to replace the one that was damaged last spring – some things remain sadly the same. There are still difficulties feeding the children a balanced diet, given the food prices increasing in recent months, and many of the tukuls where the children live are in desperate need of disrepair. Due to some gifts from the communities of our friends the Cremisinos and Ashley Eggerts, there will soon be construction of new latrines for the children, which will be a huge blessing.
As the staff of Lahash, Dan, Casey, Edwin, and I are relishing this opportunity to travel together, and see our individual gifts complement one another in various projects. Having Edwin’s wife and brother and Dan’s wife along is a huge help as we prepare sponsor letters, Christmas greetings, and various banquet-related materials, do video interviews of many of the staff and children, and conduct meetings with Lupai and his staff members.
Tomorrow we will be heading up to St. Bartholomew’s Orphanage to visit a few friends briefly. We will only be there for one day, just long enough to visit Leya Poni, a woman with leprosy who is dying, and do one or two video interviews and greet some friends. We will be returning to Amazing Grace by way of Metu Secondary, where the older children from Amazing Grace are boarding.
We appreciate your prayers for safety on the roads and that we will be an encouragement to the staff and children of IWASSRU.
posted by Leisha at 2:59 AM
1 Comments:
yay for Zawadi bus services! So glad you had a smooth (ha) journey after the many mishaps of previous trips. Please please pass my warm greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our sisters and brothers at AGO and St. Bartholomews, we pray for them and love them no matter what.
Love you all and praying for endurance and overflowing love for these days...
love, Jaclyn
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