It’s Saturday morning, Eric Kruetter is picking us up from the guesthouse at 7:10am.  We are headed out to the Bukessa home where some of the boys will be relocated, Abaduh, Muhammed, Eddy, Musisi. We have decided to start moving the children back to their homes on Sunday.  Yesterday, we sat them all down and explained to them that we are not deserting them but simply want to do what seems best.

In Uganda, family is very much a part of their culture.  We have come to see that if we continue to try and take them out of their origin, then what will come down the road when we have to let them grow up?  Who do they have as family?  Of course, they have us but we are hardly someone they can run to if we are thousands of miles away.

We are setting up a partnership with Cornerstone where a man named Michi will be traveling throughout each month to visit with our boys in Nansana, making sure their school fees are covered, their health is good, that they are shown love and care.  We explained to them, we need to create a file for each child to take back to America to find them proper sponsorship, some stability in their lives. We took a lot of pictures and everyone got a minute or two on the camera to introduce themselves, dance, sing, laugh, be shy… it was all so surreal.

The truth is we never wanted to become just sponsorship.  It has been tough accepting our current need and role to be supporters.  But it doesn’t really douse out the fire that we want more.  We long to be next to them, touch them, and show them attention. We long to embrace the hardship they carry and show them we are all equal. It is hard to be 22 years old and have to accept that we may not be able to do everything we want to do.  We know it is for the better and that God has planted this desire for a reason. May we always overlook our own desires for the greater good, continuing the kingdom.  God is good and knows all things.  We are praying that we can come to understand why things must be this way for now, trusting in His divine power and wisdom.

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We visited Kato yesterday morning and he is doing very well.  The headmaster knew him by name!  Seems his scores have caught quite the attention.  He introduced us to one of his friends in S-4, Chris, what a character he was!

He told us of all the books and materials he needed and how he is still keeping from all the girls.  S-4 is one of the biggest years for any Ugandan, so we are going to be taking a second trip out there to make sure he has everything he needs.

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Okay! Eric is here, must go… update later!!!