Juba

Today we went with the Hope4Kids team to Juba, a village near Tororo. We were entertained by delightful children at the Vision Nursery School. They're energy was infectious and the drums made us want to dance. There was no shortage of small hands that wanted to be held. They claimed their "person" and stuck like glue. It made leaving challenging as everyone had children firmly attached.

The M&Ms have arrived (thank you Lisa!) oh yeah, Jennifer and the team, too. Now we are not the only "white folks" (or Muzungus as Africans call us) in town. Our temporary status as "Rock Stars" has now diminished.

People are meeting their sponsored sons and daughters (Hope4Kids program). Debi's son, Eddie, is coming from where he's attending University. He's about to graduate with a teaching degree. This was a boy who was unwanted by his mother and would have been a "street kid" without a future. Marianne has a new son named Jordan. The soccer ball she brought to him broke all language barriers as his ear to ear grin spoke volumes. Marianne is in love.

Jennifer met her new daughter, Josephine. Even though Josephine is 8 years old, she is only in kindergarden as she has not had resources to attend school. The sponsorships make a huge difference for these children enabling them to attend school, have uniforms, shoes, mosquito nets, free medical care, mattresses and knowledge that they are special and cared for.