Christmas was right around the corner. Will post this cuz it was supposed to be. How it went, will be in a few days......
It’s kind of hard to imagine cuz it’s fairly hot outside. But hopefully we’ll be able to make things different when the Christmas is here, they play “Jingel Bell in Luganda on the radio – kind of strange. Specially when one usually think of that song when it’s snowing outside….. The children are doing ok, the boys are playing soccer and the girls are doing some other games. They are all enjoying the holidays, but are looking forward to Christmas. Mainly because they know that they will get different food, from what they get every day…. They will have milk tea, with egg and chapaty in the morning. For lunch they will have meat with rice, and potatoes with green and a soda. And for supper they will eat meat again. They usually get meat once a week, so they are very happy about the meal.
There has been people that has sent money for gifts to the children, so I’ve done some shopping for that. 133 gifts, which they all have to be the same which has made my job quite easy…. It has been fun, but has taken a lot of time. We hope to give them one suitcase, a towel, body cream, candy and some other small stuff. I would like it to be a Christmas they will always remember.
Some people in Norway have been given 250 pillows, 400 duvet covers and some blankets for the children. It will be sent by plane to Entebbe, someone people has sponsored the shipping. It’s a true miracle that all of this has happened so fast. They will be sent around the 27th of December – the children are all praying that it will all reach here…. We are also praying for the electricity to be connected, but things take time here in Africa… something that is not new. The fence around the center has been put up, so what remains to be put up are the gates. The place looks very different from the first time I got here. It’s bigger for one, but also neater and cleaner. The children are helping in cleaning the compound, weeding, planting the fruit trees, that also was given to them…. God so has His hand on this place.
The children are happy, the place has a peace that one can feel… I praise God for all that He has done here, what He is doing and what He will do,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
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This is awesome Inger; so encouraging. Been thinking of you and hope you are doing well and enjoying life. Blessings to you. I hope to talk to you soon.
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