23rd August Blog

Hi again from us! We hope you are all doing well. Many thanks to those who have been following on and encouraging us in the comments. Thank you also to all who have kept us in your prayers.

It’s been another busy day with us! We visited 4 different schools, entertained and shared the gospel with over 500 children and executed an epic match of England vs a local Batwa settlement football.

Highlights from Rushamba Primary School

Henry, James, Claire, Abby, Ruby, Izzy, Luke and Will enjoyed a small but happy gathering at Rushamba. One girl who spoke very good English made communicating much easier! They enjoyed the gifts kindly donated by friends in the UK. The school continues to face challenges with both water and sanitation and continue to use a run down wooden structure for a classroom.

Highlights from Kazura Primary School

Nick, Ella, Ed and Lydia enjoyed getting the job done at Kazura with no senior adults getting invloved... Highlights were the warm and enthusiastic welcome from the children which continues on into our time reading the Bible and playing games. It was great to meet some of the teachers; one of whom walked 12km into school everyday. The school benefited from multiple international charitable schemes; it biggest challenges include its remote location and erratic government funding.

Keite Primary School

Sam, Kate, Ian, Liz and Sarah spent the morning sharing time with the children at Keite Primary School under the welcome shade of a tree in the local churches courtyard. They report having a good time with paper airplane racing, bead making and parachute games.

Nyakatare Primary School

Karen and Trev had a fruitful meeting with the head teacher discussing the idea of linking with St John’s primary in locks Heath. Hand drawn greetings were exchanged. They also met the texting staff, walked around the school and engaged with the pupils which they enjoyed!

Visiting the Batwa Settlement

Some of you may have heard about the Batwa tribe of Bwindi forest who were removed from by the government a number of years ago. Settling into community outside the forest has been a difficult adjustment. We spent the afternoon visiting a community of Batwa people who are being cared for by the local church. We exchanged introductions, played football, interacted with the children and chatted to some of the elder women. A joyful afternoon sprinkled with dancing from the local children.

Recouping back at camp

As has become routine we had a pre dinner volleyball game. Unfortunately this one didn’t end without taking its share of victims. Sadly a a cheeky net spike caused the end of Ed’s glasses (don’t worry Sarah superglue done a good fix job) and a - harder than it looks jackfruit- took out Sams toe.

We closed the day with a meal together, we shared stories and debriefed happenings!

Thank you to Lydia for putting this blog together! Sorry for the delay - we’ve been struggling with the WiFi again.