Today was Family Kits day! For those of you who don’t know, Family Kits are a mattress, jerry can, mosquito net, basin, sauce pan, large bar of soap, and blanket. This is one of GIVE’s big things that they do in the villages surrounding Jinja. Today we were headed out to the district of Kamuli (don’t ask me the name of the village we were in), but it was a good 45 minute drive to get there. We all met in town and got a big truck and then loaded it up with all of the things that we needed. Let me say now that we were supposed to meet at 8am, but didn’t end up getting everyone together until 8:30 and then we had to pick up the stuff, but of course the person didn’t show up for another 30min..lol (not that ANY of this was surprising). I would say that one of the best things about today was that some of the boys were able to come with us! Mike, David, Robert, Moses and Jacob all come along with us, along with Tevin, Glen, Henry, Alex, Richard, Godfrey and Shadrach. It was a big group for only 10 family kits, but it was fun to go with everyone. I was especially glad that the boys got to go, because they are often (always) on the receiving side of giving, this was a chance for them to be able to give back.
The ride to the village in the back of the truck was bumpy but enjoyable. Its always an eye opener to drive anywhere outside of Jinja and see what its really like out there. At times it felt like we were in a parade with many of the children along the road and in the little towns we passed through shouting out mzungu mzungu and waving as we passed them.
Once we arrived we quickly distributed all of the items amongst our team and set out into the village. The local pastor was our leader, and he had done the research to find out who was the most needy in the area, and would most benefit from a family kit.
The first lady that we took a family kit to was an older widow who was so excited to receive a kit that she started to dance!! With each distributed kit we introduced ourselves, told them that we were from Canada, and that we hoped that in some small way God could use what we were giving them to help improve their lives. We told them that God loved them, and that we wanted to share His love with them. We prayed with each family, took some pictures, hung a mosquito net and moved on to the next family. Most of the families that we met were widows/widowers with some children, or families with the husband either crippled or sick. It was very eye opening to hear their stories, and see the homes that they were living in. I know that the family kits are definitely appreciated and helpful, but sometimes it didn’t seem like it would even scratch the surface of what they needed. BUT, we do what we can with what we have, and trust that God is going to be there for them as well.
The rest of the afternoon was spent part at the boys, and then I headed into town to use the internet. This is when I found out that The Sanctuary is not able to be a project under GIVE, meaning that we cannot raise money through them, which is going to change our entire house project. While it is disappointing to find this out, I know that God is in control, and I will continue to trust Him even when things don’t turn out the way that I think that they should or would. God is in control, and live I’ve said before, He loves these boys more than I ever can, and He has bigger and better plans for them then I can even dream of, so we will keep holding on to Him to take care of us.
Praise:
-We serve a God that we can trust!
-Family kits went well, and the boys were able to take part
-God used us to bless families in Kamuli
Pray:
-The Sanctuaries charitable status
-The house!
-The families we met in Kamuli will understand why we came, and that God loves them and is always there for them
-all of the boys!
-Henry and I will continue to seek God’s wisdom and we go through each situation
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