Monday 6/23
Oryotya (Hello)!
Randy and I spent the morning in different places, as he went to see the land (Field of Dreams) Show Mercy has purchased and is now digging a well on. When we got to the land, it looked very tropical and very green. Neighbors had planted potatoes, and kava. There were pineapples, sugar cane, avocados, and half a dozen things growing, I didn’t know what they were. We met the well drillers and I will be amazed when they get water out of that hole. See the photo of the drilling equipment and you will know what I mean. We met with the local “County” official and were trying to work out some better access “deals”, we will have to wait and see how that works out. We will continue to pray for better access. Overall the 25 acres are beautiful and buildable. I can’t wait what God is going to do here.
I (Alisa), on the other hand went to the government’s children’s cancer hospital with Lori and Heather another team member. It is the heart of Show Mercy to partner with the cancer center and aid them in whatever way they can. This was the initial visit to begin to build a relationship with them. As we met with the head nurse and asked her what they needed she said quite simply “everything”. As we walked the small ward we saw so many unspeakable things. It was heartbreaking to see all the suffering. There were two children to one bed and many more children on the ground outside sleeping on mats. We were able to pray for one of the nurses, Gertrude who asked us to pray God would give her courage. She has been working there for 4 years and they are understaffed, don’t have enough meds and it is so hard to go on. We are hoping to send a team out later this week to hand out toys and soap packages to the kids and encourage them in any way we can.
After leaving the Hospital our small team headed back to Hope. It was v
ery quiet when we arrived because the children were still in school and the other team was still out visiting the land. As school was let out three boys found me and gave me my first Luganda language lesson. They were so sweet and patient. They told me I will have an exam on Wednesday so I had better study. I asked them what they wanted to be when they grow up and they told me:
Silage – Pilot
Ronald – Business Man
Moses – Pastor
I pray God uses them all.
The team soon arrived back and we all had lunch. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging with the kids, having a medical clinic, playing games, etc. We also organized soaps, shampoos and lotions into zip lock bags that can be given out at hospitals, or given to widows and teachers in the village. A
big thank you to Melanie Russell for her donation!!
At one point I started to look for Randy and it seemed he was nowhere. I finally found him in one of the classrooms, giving a math lesson. Randy was totally in his element with a captive audience. It was so fun. The kids were learning and having a wonderful time.
Instead of eating at the hotel tonight we went to Fang Fang’s Chinese Restaurant. It was a real treat; great food, artistically displayed! Another great day, it is so good to be a servant of a GOOD GOD!!
Oryotya (Hello)!
Randy and I spent the morning in different places, as he went to see the land (Field of Dreams) Show Mercy has purchased and is now digging a well on. When we got to the land, it looked very tropical and very green. Neighbors had planted potatoes, and kava. There were pineapples, sugar cane, avocados, and half a dozen things growing, I didn’t know what they were. We met the well drillers and I will be amazed when they get water out of that hole. See the photo of the drilling equipment and you will know what I mean. We met with the local “County” official and were trying to work out some better access “deals”, we will have to wait and see how that works out. We will continue to pray for better access. Overall the 25 acres are beautiful and buildable. I can’t wait what God is going to do here.
I (Alisa), on the other hand went to the government’s children’s cancer hospital with Lori and Heather another team member. It is the heart of Show Mercy to partner with the cancer center and aid them in whatever way they can. This was the initial visit to begin to build a relationship with them. As we met with the head nurse and asked her what they needed she said quite simply “everything”. As we walked the small ward we saw so many unspeakable things. It was heartbreaking to see all the suffering. There were two children to one bed and many more children on the ground outside sleeping on mats. We were able to pray for one of the nurses, Gertrude who asked us to pray God would give her courage. She has been working there for 4 years and they are understaffed, don’t have enough meds and it is so hard to go on. We are hoping to send a team out later this week to hand out toys and soap packages to the kids and encourage them in any way we can.
After leaving the Hospital our small team headed back to Hope. It was v
ery quiet when we arrived because the children were still in school and the other team was still out visiting the land. As school was let out three boys found me and gave me my first Luganda language lesson. They were so sweet and patient. They told me I will have an exam on Wednesday so I had better study. I asked them what they wanted to be when they grow up and they told me:Silage – Pilot
Ronald – Business Man
Moses – Pastor
I pray God uses them all.
The team soon arrived back and we all had lunch. We spent the rest of the afternoon hanging with the kids, having a medical clinic, playing games, etc. We also organized soaps, shampoos and lotions into zip lock bags that can be given out at hospitals, or given to widows and teachers in the village. A
big thank you to Melanie Russell for her donation!!At one point I started to look for Randy and it seemed he was nowhere. I finally found him in one of the classrooms, giving a math lesson. Randy was totally in his element with a captive audience. It was so fun. The kids were learning and having a wonderful time.
Instead of eating at the hotel tonight we went to Fang Fang’s Chinese Restaurant. It was a real treat; great food, artistically displayed! Another great day, it is so good to be a servant of a GOOD GOD!!
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