A brief update!

During the holidays we go for walks, go to one of the playgrounds - taking them over to the football field all the fun things that will be less when school starts.

Daniel (Dan-dan) is a fun kid to be around, he is one of the workers son. He loves being around the white people, and is a bit spoiled - He has quite the character, but doesn't all 3 year olds??

The children are now getting ready for the school to start, which will be around the 1 week of February. We are still in need of teachers, but we all believe that they will be there when needed.

The pillows have been sent from Norway, and the paper work is being worked on - and then we'll be abel to picked them up.

The other day we were able to hand out all the suitcases to the children, they were all happy and went to their rooms so that they could put their few things inside it.

Life goes on, the children are amazing. They are hungry for the Lord and many of them are fasting on regular basic. Those that fast, come for prayer and it's so encouraging. The reasons why they are fasting are different, but many of them want more of God and are praying for their future. God is so at work at this place and it’s awesome to see the changes in the children that are seeking God.

The gates are up, the fence is almost ready – still one thing missing – electricity….LOL it’s Africa and things take time…

The wildest Christmas!!

Christmas trees look different!

It’s time again to update you on what is going on in Kasozi village. It probably has been the most interesting Christmas I’ve ever experienced. Let me tell you a bit of what happened on the 24^th of December. The children wanted to stay up until midnight, so that they could see Jesus being born!!!!! Mainly seeing the start that showed up like 2000 years ago….. Then early in the morning of the 25^th they were up early so that they could see the angel was the moon…. Well, there were a couple of things that I needed to tell them about all that – but we got a good laugh out of it.

Then New Years evening, which was another different event. We had a time of worship ending 2007, and started 2008 worshiping the Lord. That was awesome. They stayed up until midnight of course – and then they took the Christmas tree and set it on fire alongside with the Christmas decorations that they had put up in their rooms…. I guess we all have our different traditions….

Life goes on pretty much as normal at the home. We are still waiting for the pillows to come, but I’ve now got the confirmation that they will arrive in Entebbe on the 21^st of January. The pillow cases have been ordered, so they will be picked up Monday. Things take time in Africa, so the suitcases that they children were supposed to have for Christmas some of them arrived yesterday. The children were ecstatic, they were shouting and screaming. Not so happy when I told them that they had to wait until we get all of them….. but they know that they will get one.

Electricity. All the paper work has been done, the money has been paid, but ….we don’t have it yet…. Hopefully it will be there soon. Africa is Africa, patience is something one needs to learn here, if you don’t have any b4 coming – then I can promise you that you will be streeeeeeeeeetched….lol

I’m having a good time with the children, they are making my day. There is a group of us that is fasting and praying on regular basis, and it’s so encouraging to see the children coming asking for prayer when they fast. There are usually several that are fasting every week. God is a work at the home, and the children are getting more hungry for the Lord.

A friend of mine is visiting these days, and she has seen several angels on the property. She has seen them during time of worship, while sitting talking in the rooms….. it’s awesome and very encouraging. But this is not what things are about; it’s getting closer to the Lord and having a deeper fellowship with Him that matters. Without a relationship with Him, there is nothing. My prayer for this year – is that we all get a new hunger for the Lord and that we want a deeper relationship with Him.

Christmas preparations.

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 27^th 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.