A Special Guest

A couple of days ago I met Esther, the wife of the Prime Minister of Uganda through a mutual friend here.  This morning she she accepted my invitation and came on a private visit to Rock of Joy Children's Centre - the children and staff were very excited to have such a special guest and as usual the children greeting her saying they were "Fine, smart and organised".  Esther was very impressed by all the developments at the school and the stories of the support and encouragement that we recieve from schools, individuals and churches in the UK.  Pastor Steve was of course thrilled to show her round and talk about all that is happening.  It was lovely to end the visit with Esther praying for the school and the work of The Kabanda Trust! 

Gordon has now safely arrived and we are busy with all  three schools. Yesterday we took delivery of 200 mosquito nets which are going to make an important difference to the boarding house and staff at all of the schools. Tomorrow we will start to distribute them and hold some health seminars for the teachers.  In Lungujja they will sell some of the nets at a very low price to the families of the children.  People are already coming to ask when they will be available.  The nets will make a big difference to the health of the children and their families.

Tim Smythe, a young friend from Cheltenham has also safely arrived by bicycle. He has cycled from Cairo to Nairobi to raise money for Darfur and then from Nairobi to here in Uganda to work at Rock of Joy for a month. He has become a local hero for his long bike ride as no-one here has heard of such a thing before! people keep coming to inspect the bike and to hear the stories of the journey.   Tim is now well stuck in teaching English to all and sundry, children and adults alike and seems to be having a great time.

This afternoon we will take supply of 30 clocks, one for each classroom so need to return to Lungujja for that :)
Time waits for no man  - or woman and they need to be paid for on delivery! 

Internet access is very restricted at the moment.  Please keep praying for the Health House - we would like the lady to move out by Sunday 29 March .... watch this space!