A wonderful day full of experiences in Uganda

We just returned from our last full day from the village. It was a most fun filled, eventful and productive day!  We began by visiting the homes of the families who appeared in the video to raise awareness of the effects of the drought on Uganda. It was beautiful to see the humility and graciousness of the people.  They were so overjoyed to see us. We gifted them with some rice and beans to help them for a week until the rains return and the food follows!  One of the families gifted us with Avocados and Mangos. It brought a humble feeling to the team and tears to some of us.  We then went to the school. Dr. Killian went to the clinic and got to work. He stayed busy til the end of day again. He saw lots of Moms and their young children. He saw patients with asthma, allergies, diarrhea, hypertension, reflux disease, arthritis, parasites, eye trauma, cerebral palsy, Down's Syndrome, bronchitis and a few healthy newborns!  We also gifted the school children with shirts and school supplies. We had Bible Studies with the Boys, Girls and Preschoolers too.  It was a beautiful day working in God's Kingdom. It will be sad to leave the children and families of Kawete.

School children of CCLS Uganda

One of the women who shared their story on the effects of the drought on the community of 

Joyful child of CCLS Uganda 

I do like Mondays in Uganda!

Today was awesome. After picking up school supplies and a little more medicine, we went straight to Kawete. The kids were in class but the Preschool students cheer d as we arrived. The team prepared gift bags for the Men's and Women's Bible Studies and then went to work painting the school again. It is making the buildings look brand new again!  Local tradesmen are helping and will finish the painting after we leave. Dr. Killian was busy in the clinic and saw patients from 11:00am til dark without stopping. He performed minor surgery to remove a benign skin tumor from a patient.  He also diagnosed a serious heart murmur in a 10 month old boy. He is in urgent need of surgery. His O2 level was 87% to 92%.  He sweats when feeding. We will try to help. He will be taken to a Pediatric Referral Hospital to have an Ultrasound of his heart done to see exactly what is the problem. Once we know we hope to be able to rally the St. Louis Pediatric Community to join us in saving a life!  Dr. Killian saw many patients today and the medicine donated and purchased with monetary donations have helped many children and adults. We are now back on the road to Jinja.  We are tired but feel blessed by the activities today. Most of all, the time with the people of Kawete is good for our souls!

Joyful 2 month old at 

check-up in clinic!

10 month old boy in need of heart surgery.

Benign skin tumor removed successfully!

Every day in Uganda is good day but today was extra wonderful! So many great things happened; too many to list. Children were treated by Dr. Kent, the youth painted the P7 classroom, we went to the market and bought goats to gift the CCLS-U graduates from last school term, visited with many of the sponsored students, and sooooooo much more!!!!

As we mentioned yesterday, the internet has been super slow this trip so we haven't been able to post as many pictures as usual.

A few take aways:
     The sponsored children are the most grateful children. They know that their gift of education is the best gift they could receive. They even pray for their sponsors each day and their prayer requests include passing their exams and for wisdom. WOW!

     Each Saturday, the people who sell in the market work so hard to make a living. They are very curious when we arrive and we cause quite a stir!

     Baby goats are adorable!

     Jinja is a bustling town full people working and living - it's so colorful, busy, dense, fun...

     Ugandan babies are so sweet and precious!

     We LOVE these people!!!!!!!!

     The ground was prepared for planting because of the rains - God is good all the time...

Enjoy the pictures!

Kawete, Uganda Day 3

GToday was an eventful day!  We enjoyed working more with the sponsored students.  We participated in QUIZ DAY where the students participate in a contest with questions about their different subjects and of history!  We also watched the Preschoolers do a music lesson and it was so joyful and fun.  The garden was plowed and hopefully planting of corn, beans and soybeans will begin soon. Dr. Killian worked in the Clinic again.  Malaria was present with 4 cases in children and one parent.  Dr. Killian also did a home visit for a 58 year old man who fractured his hip and is waiting for surgery.  He gave him blood pressure medication and Ibuprofen for pain.  We helped teach one of the mother's of a student how to make the washcloths with knitting.  She will be able to make them and sell in the market.  Tomorrow will be another day with a visit to the local market to purchase goats for the graduates from last year. We will begin painting the school and maybe help plant the garden.