We arrived in Uganda early this morning (like 1am early). and were greeted so warmly by Miriam the YFCU director. We got to our hotel and had a few hours to rest before beginning our ministry time here in Kampala.
Us ladies were dropped off at the YFCU headquarters and our men took off for evangelism in a school. The men were split in 3 groups to speak in individual classes and talk about the choices we make in life. It was fun to watch our men come back and share that they had such a great time with the kids.
During that time, us ladies were able to meet with some girls that they minister to. Six or seven of them were between 15-17 years old and they had dropped out of school at some time. Now they were meeting there at Yfcu to complete school (something like a GED program?). The other four girls were there were living in their crisis pregnancy center. Mary shared about our identity in Christ and it was well received. we then played "pass the bracelet...think pass the potato" and shared one way in which we felt God's love this week in our lives.
When the men joined us we had an amazing lunch with some of the YFCU staff. The volunteer who prayed, prayed that we would have amazing appetites and with the food being so delicious...we did indeed.
In the afternoon the men were able to speak with the YFCU staff and volunteer men, Mary and Susan shared with the girls in school, and Tara and Kimberly shared with the pregnant teens. As we concluded our time with them, we were able to give a very special gift to these soon to be moms. We had a donation of approximately 25 blankets that were hand crocheted for them. These 4 girls were able to choose out their own blanket for their baby who is coming soon. They were so filled with joy to get to choose something that they specifically liked for their baby. The rest of the blankets will now be given to other girls that come in to the crisis pregnancy center and live. We so enjoyed watching their faces glow as they proudly held their blankets.
We all had such a wonderful time sharing and being with them.
Our team is recognizing and processing the differences between Ethiopia and Uganda. They are vastly different. Even driving is much different and the craziness of Ethiopian driving is calm in comparison!
Thank you for praying for our team. Continue to pray for us as we complete this time here that we would be faithful to give our all and finish well.
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