After a flight to Amsterdam and then a connecting flight to Uganda, we arrived around 9pm. The song "Fool's Paradise" by Anita Baker came to mind - "Bright lights and big cities" as the song goes. I overheard an American exclaim how suprised she was that there was electricity as our plane descended.
As we drove to our hotel, over and over again we saw shops with "Sky TV" and lots of Arsenal supporters and really felt at home!
After checking into our hotel, we had dinner and then began to prepare for the days ahead. First we had a tour round the Compassion Office and met with the Programme Director and the support staff. It was quite amazing to see the lifecycle of how a child is sponsored and how involved everyone is. The programme of child development starts from the womb right till Unversitiy!!
In the evening we had dinner with some of the graduates of the Compassion Leadership Development Programme. If ever one needed evidence that Compassion as a Charity really works, this was it!!! Over dinner a girl called Julianne and another one called Deena spoke to us. It was amazing hearing their life stories. Both had lost their fathers at an early age and were registered in Compassion as children. Seeing how they had turned out was a testiment to God, their sponsors and the hard work of Compassion. Julianne's American sponsor had sponsored 140 children!!! Incredible. Deena had an mazing job in an NGO working to educate parents and children on HIV/AIDS and also acting as a mediator between parents and children in terms of improvng their communication. Julianne was so impressive - confident, articulate and glowing with joy. A real blessing to speak to them.
Today I met my first sponsored child! It was so emotional but a great experience. I'll have to complete this another day as my 30mins is up.
ps - I forgot to mention how beautiful and green Uganda is - absolutely amazing!!!
xxx
As we drove to our hotel, over and over again we saw shops with "Sky TV" and lots of Arsenal supporters and really felt at home!
After checking into our hotel, we had dinner and then began to prepare for the days ahead. First we had a tour round the Compassion Office and met with the Programme Director and the support staff. It was quite amazing to see the lifecycle of how a child is sponsored and how involved everyone is. The programme of child development starts from the womb right till Unversitiy!!
In the evening we had dinner with some of the graduates of the Compassion Leadership Development Programme. If ever one needed evidence that Compassion as a Charity really works, this was it!!! Over dinner a girl called Julianne and another one called Deena spoke to us. It was amazing hearing their life stories. Both had lost their fathers at an early age and were registered in Compassion as children. Seeing how they had turned out was a testiment to God, their sponsors and the hard work of Compassion. Julianne's American sponsor had sponsored 140 children!!! Incredible. Deena had an mazing job in an NGO working to educate parents and children on HIV/AIDS and also acting as a mediator between parents and children in terms of improvng their communication. Julianne was so impressive - confident, articulate and glowing with joy. A real blessing to speak to them.
Today I met my first sponsored child! It was so emotional but a great experience. I'll have to complete this another day as my 30mins is up.
ps - I forgot to mention how beautiful and green Uganda is - absolutely amazing!!!
xxx
1 comment:
Hello there
finally managed to log onto your blog and so far it sounds like you are having an enriching time.
Love to all your compassion children and the team who I believe are doing a fantastic job.
Looking forward to read more from you on your mission trip to Uganda.
We are all well over here in cold London. What's the weather like in Uganda?
Ciao for now and stay blessed.
Lots of love from your BIG sis.
xxx
p.s. Recha gave birth to a bouncing baby boy last week wednesday.
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