Update from Uganda, various things!

The rain has ceased, and people are able to harvest some of what they planted before the heavy rain started. The roads up north are still not fixed, but they can cross other places so that they can get to their destinations. Uganda has been very affected, and people are still trying to get their lives back together.

The children at Kasosy village are doing well. The bales of clothes has almost all been given out to them. But it has taken a long time. Some of you know that shopping for clothes isn’t what I like to do so often – and when I do go shopping it’s done quickly. Well try to give out clothes to 140 children, when they all have to try the t-shirts, the shorts, the jeans …. Yup you can laugh, I didn’t by the end of 4 hours – and that was only giving it out to the girls…. Then the boys were the next day. It was worth all the hard work though, cuz the smiles on the children’s faces showed their gratitude.

Earlier this week when one of the caregivers, 3 sick children and I were on our way to the hospital in Jinja – someone called me. They asked me to go back to Kasosy Village, cuz there were people coming from the district to visit. The kids needed to be called back from school – so that the visitors could see them and greet them. So I got out of the bus, and went back. The kids helped clean up the place, it was very clean and well done. Then they took a bath and put on their new clothes. I heard that the visitors were coming from Gulu, we have 28 children from that region. My heart jumped, cuz last time there was a team from Gulu they didn’t have much good to say. The children were asked to go start worship and they all did. The visitors came, they were very impressed – and said that the reports they had heard about our place were wrong. The children were asked if they wanted to return to Gulu, if they didn’t that they should stand. ALL of them stood, non of them wants to return. That made a huge impression on the visitors and on us the staff. The officials from Gulu said we have good reports to give back to their relatives and caregivers in Gulu. Thank you for your work and what you are doing for our people. Can you come up to Gulu and do the same work there???

Wow God was so in all of that, it was amazing. The children were impeccable – I was so proud of them.

It does not end there. Some of you know that I’m in the process of trying to get a work permit. The most difficult paper would be a police rapport from Norway. Cuz you have to apply yourself and present it to the police. Well that is difficult when I’m on a different continent. =) I asked my parents to go to the police and ask on my behalf, and then ask the police to fax it to the Norwegian embassy here in Uganda. They went and got things done. But the police usually don’t send official documents on fax – yet it was done for me…. Praise the Lord. Then I went to the immigration. My folder was taken and processed….was talked to different offices that day – the process that was done in one day usually takes 1-2 weeks depending on how many files needs to be registered. FAVOR that is what all of this has been. My gratitude goes to My Lord and Savior.