First of all...if anyone reading this knows of a place in Hudsonville that we could rent, please let me know! We have a month before we need to be out of our home. We are praying that God will provide the right place.
On Monday, we left the guesthouse at 5am to catch the Sunrise on Soroti Rock. This meant we needed to get to the top. I tried not to think about the critters that might be living up there as we hiked to the top with a flashlight as our guide! We arrived at the top just as the sun was starting to rise. Tanya read devotions from the book of Psalms. We watched the town wake up and marveled how peaceful and beautiful it was from up above. When down below, we can sometimes only see the dirt and despair, but God sees the big picture of beauty and hope. On the way down we saw some monkeys and were greeted at the bottom by some children who thought we were pretty funny to climb a big rock for fun!
After our climb, we walked with Tim to Nurture a Child- Uganda. This is a home of a Ugandan couple who has taken in 22 orphan children. It was encouraging to hear of Ugandans that are caring for orphans because it is very rare. Some of the children were sick the day we visited, which was sad to see. Chris had alot of fun teasing a guy he nicknamed CRASH after he told him the story of why his leg was in a cast. As we have gotten to know the people of Uganda, we have seen alot of them have a great sense of humor! On our way back, we stopped at Nakatunya school. Ninety children for one teacher and the children can pass to the next grade with a 25%. A team member was tutoring a child from this school who was 13 and couldn't read three letter words.
The afternoon was spend with Bobby and Rachael Kolb. They have 2 children; Levi is about 5 months and Nico is 3? Bobby is involved with a sports ministry. They are using sports as a way to interact and disciple street boys. There are many boys age 6-14 who are living on the streets in Soroti. Most of them are sniffing glue and high all the time. We walked around town with Bobby, but were unable to find any of them at the time. Instead, we ran into a man Chris met earlier in the day, who is the Ugandan scrabble champian. He has traveled all over competing in scrabble competitions! In the middle of town, here is eight men sitting by two plastic tables playing a couple of very intense scrabble games! We enjoyed getting to know the Kolbs better over dinner and coffee.
After our climb, we walked with Tim to Nurture a Child- Uganda. This is a home of a Ugandan couple who has taken in 22 orphan children. It was encouraging to hear of Ugandans that are caring for orphans because it is very rare. Some of the children were sick the day we visited, which was sad to see. Chris had alot of fun teasing a guy he nicknamed CRASH after he told him the story of why his leg was in a cast. As we have gotten to know the people of Uganda, we have seen alot of them have a great sense of humor! On our way back, we stopped at Nakatunya school. Ninety children for one teacher and the children can pass to the next grade with a 25%. A team member was tutoring a child from this school who was 13 and couldn't read three letter words.
The afternoon was spend with Bobby and Rachael Kolb. They have 2 children; Levi is about 5 months and Nico is 3? Bobby is involved with a sports ministry. They are using sports as a way to interact and disciple street boys. There are many boys age 6-14 who are living on the streets in Soroti. Most of them are sniffing glue and high all the time. We walked around town with Bobby, but were unable to find any of them at the time. Instead, we ran into a man Chris met earlier in the day, who is the Ugandan scrabble champian. He has traveled all over competing in scrabble competitions! In the middle of town, here is eight men sitting by two plastic tables playing a couple of very intense scrabble games! We enjoyed getting to know the Kolbs better over dinner and coffee.
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