April 9, 2007

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Melissa Minnix: auntiesasa4@yahoo.com

Karalyn Meeh:              kmeeh@verizon.net

A Word from Nathan

"These last two weeks were pretty crazy. Pastor Brian left for a furlough back to America. When I took him to the airport, I actually drove on the wrong side of the road, since we are in Uganda it’s the opposite side of the road. I took him to the airport and drove back. The house where I live is huge, and I’m all by myself which just completely sucks. I spoke at Grace Cathedral, in a place called Intinda. It’s a little city of its own, just 500 shillings away from Kampala. We were going to have another meeting about the CC Boise team that was coming, but they were selling a National Forest and some people didn’t like that idea, so they started to riot. It got really out of control. Two Indian people died, as well as a Ugandan. Everything is all better now though, at least we think they did some more rioting yesterday (Tuesday) over another issue though. We thought it was the same thing but it turned out it wasn’t. I pray you guys are all blessed back there thank you again -Nathan"  Email me anytime at Hey_pal@hotmail.com -Nathan

Prayer Requests:

* Please pray for Dieudonnee and Joshua's families as their parents are struggling with illness and disability.

* Please pray for all the ABC children as they begin their second term of the school year.

* Please pray for the building project CGFCR is starting. They are in need an additional facility to accommodate the abundance of children that attend the services.

Home Visits to Some Needy ABC Families

Dieudonnee Mwizerwa (sponsored by Maribel Cisneros)

Thursday we visited two of our ABC families to take them food and cooking oil. The first visit was to Dieudonnee's home. He is the second born of six children. Their mother passed away a year ago. Their father is a recovering alcoholic who is frequently in and out of the hospital.

The family is homeless. The leaders of the community got permission for the family to stay in an unfinished home until the owner is ready to complete it and move in. It is common for squatters to occupy unfinished homes since it takes years for homes to be completed.

As you can see the floor is stone. The kids all slept on the stone floor until Dieudonnee received his mattress this past Christmas through ABC.

             Joshua Byiringiro (sponsored by Bob Lopez and Family)  

We also visited Joshua's family to take them food and cooking oil. Joshua's father is a traveling pastor who receives very little money. His mother was recently hit by a car as she was walking down the road. Thankfully, she only ended up with a broken leg; however, she is not able to work while she's is a cast.

ABC Families

This past Saturday, the ABC mothers were invited to attend a women's Bible study while the children received school supplies for the new term beginning Monday.

Primary students received notebooks, pens, and soap. The secondary students received toiletries in addition to the school supplies since secondary schools are boarding schools.

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Our Week at a Glance

Our little friends down the street followed us all the way home. They were joyfully entertained by our kitty Ubu and our cameras. Lately the kids have been insisting on carrying our bags as they escort us to our gate. Everyday, seeing these kids remind us why we are here. It's been so encouraging to see our relationships with them grow from a shout of "Hello!" as we would pass by to a welcoming embrace.

We also completed our 10 week English class. We plan to continue the course with a five week conversational emphasis. Follow the link below to see pictures of our week.

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