After chapel we met a few sponsored children at the high school in order to deliver their packages. Shallon, sponsored by Pedro & Raquel Valdez, showed her appreciation for the gift by sending us with a beautiful hand-made basket to give her sponsors. Enoch is sponsored by VBC...
We took a long hike to a nearby village, Kacerere, to visit two children. (Any time we have told someone that we walked there, they are shocked that we would go on such a long journey!) First we stopped to see Sylvia, sponsored by Jennifer Wood. I am not sure if her mother was nervous or...
We went to the market in Kabale town to do some grocery shopping. We bought food for us to enjoy in the village of Kishanje, along with the staff members who would be hosting us. Just to give you an idea of what prices are like, we bought three juicy and super sweet pineapples for the...
When we got out of the van, we found that guardians of the Juna Amagara Sponsored children (with sponsors from VBC and elsewhere) had gathered to welcome us. The chairperson of the group spoke and presented Lisa and I with gifts of appreciation. The large group of parents, grandparents, aunts...
This afternoon we met children sponsored by the Flemings (Augustine was thrilled with that spiky green ball), the Etchisons (Dismas loved the personalized shirt - sorry about the sun spot in the photo), the Chois (origami - how fun! Joan's mom was fascinated), the Botts (Looking at the Botts...
1. It will distort your perception of the world! Seeing it through the plastic lenses of our society is sufficient. They may be distorted, but you are used to them! Don’t needlessly mess yourself up. 2. You could get sick or robbed! It's dangerous out there! Some places have a crime rate...
Articles Getting teenagers to church can be a Herculean task. At some point, it’s tempting to stop fighting with kids and just let them make their own decisions about faith and worship. But God entrusts Christian parents to provide instruction about him and his laws (see Deuteronomy...
Hi everyone at home! Thank you so much for your prayers this week. We can FEEL them! Have you been praying for our health and strength? Because we have felt energy like never before considering the amount of sleep we've gotten. Pre-existing injuries have not been debilitating and have not...