I hope this day finds you doing well. Last night we celebrated the birthdays of two boys, Shafik and Kataregga Derick. We had so much fun. Birthday cake, popcorn, pineapple, and soda. Today is Amanda's birthday so she was a part of our fun as well. The boys are all doing well. None are sick although we have gone through the Flu and Malaria. The boys have been back in school for almost a month and most seem to be doing well. Some are still struggling with reading. It is hard for them because they are older than they should be. Big Bashir is almost 16 and he is in P-5, fifth grade. But he has a great attitude.. The majority of our boys are in P-3. The school does not provide ANY books so I have been buying them books to use. That will allow them to work better at home. They are very diligent with their homework. We have had a team here from Colorado and they came and spent an evening with us. 52 people!
The most exciting news is the progress that we have made on the house. The walls are roof high and they are framing the roof in. They have dug the toilets and have laid out the foundation for the kitchen,dining room. We are very excited about that. The other news as far as the boys are concerned was culture day yesterday. We bought all of the boys the traditional long white tunic, called a kanzu. The boys would have also liked to have a suit coat to wear over it, but at least they had a kanzu. Amanda, Caitlyn (the summer intern) and I went to the boys school and took them treats during lunch. They were excited and embarrassed all at the same time. Not too many families come with three white women. Davis and Emma had no embarrassment whatsoever. They wanted to take us all over, show us where things were and hang all over us. It was really sweet. I took them Ugandan Moon pies, a new pencil and a pack of candy coated gum. The gate guard at the school was so drunk he could barely talk in Lugandan, to say nothing of English. I guess you have to do something to make the time go by faster. Several of our boys got in trouble for fighting in school, and I wanted to say that maybe if the school guard was sober, he could have stepped in. But I think we got it all worked out. Our counselor is going to start going to the school and seeing the three boys that are struggling, during their breaks. All of us want to see the boys succeed and are doing everything possible to make sure that it happens. They have all come so far from when Abby originally took them in off of the street. Like all of us though, they have not arrived yet. Keep praying!
Some prayer requests are:
1. pray that the counselling will help the boys release their anger
2. pray that they will continue to improve in school.
3. pray for the construction of the home in Bombo
4. pray for the health of the boys and staff
5. praise that the boys' behavior has continued to improve over the last month
6. praise that God has provided all of the funds for the house in Bombo
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