Thursday night here.
Yesterday, We went to the meeting and got a complete update on the kids from three mentors working with Cornerstone, Michi, Peter and Desmund. We spoke a lot about what to do next, relocation, immediate needs, whether the kids were being good or bad. It didn’t take long for Kami and I to look antsy about visiting them, so….
We saw the kids yesterday! Since we didn’t know exactly where their new home was, every turn intensified our anticipation… Eventually we passed Choto on the road and he simply waived, kept walking… hahaha! The hugs and laughs came to us before we could really get off the boda. I found myself wrestling, trying to film it all while Kami immediately became a jungle gym for the young ones. Abaduh was under the weather but looking out the window at Kami with tears running down his cheeks. The boys introduced us to Moses, the older brother of Bayla and Choto, and Wasawa, a young fella that joined after Kami and Chris left.
Peter, the mentor from Cornerstone, has created a beautiful relationship with the boys. You could instantly see how much he has a passion for helping the youth in Uganda, especially how they respect and treat him.
They all seem happy and healthy. This is going to be a difficult weekend, seeing that we must talk to them about relocating, reassuring them that we will be taking care of them, though we are not always near.
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Today, we went out to Cornerstone’s ranch, the primary and secondary school, and saw both leadership academies. We spoke with all the headmasters personally, each telling us about their mission and desire for the children. It was a comforting trip, reaffirming that Cornerstone truly has a grasp on the Ugandan culture, making a God-filled impact.
I loved that the headmaster of the boys’ leadership academy kept using the word contribution when referring to society instead of difference, as to note that we are people with gifts and blessings to help, not enforce or burden others with our ideas, but approach people, places or situations longing to simply offer a contribution, to share God’s love.
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We got back into town around 2pm and spent the rest of the day trying to organize, assess, and document as much as possible. We are making individual files for each child, their situation, location and our commitment to them. Both days have been filled with picture taking, writing, filming, asking questions, visiting all that have and will be a part of this next step. Tomorrow we are going to visit Kato at boarding school, and then spending the rest of the day with the boys.
On the coming schedule is to visit the Bukessa home where some of our boys will be staying, visit the girls at the Mango Home, go to Owino Market to get necessities and small gifts for the boys.
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It has been difficult to take it all in, but rewarding to see how God cares for all the little children. The change taking place in our hearts has shocked us with some of our current interactions. I never would have believed or understood this, but today, I did not hand money to a paralyzed street beggar. Instead we sat and talked together about the necessity of spiritual food. It was a relief for him to understand I could only offer him a sweet banana and love from my heart, to which he showed gratitude to be seen as an equal, perfect man.
Let us pray.
God is moving.
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