Gotta Play!

      Many of the children here in Uganda are lacking much.  They are lacking food.  They are lacking basic medical care.  They are lacking adequate clothing. They are lacking a good education.  One thing they are not lacking is that childhood spirit.  They are not lacking the love of play.  They are not lacking a creative spirit. 

     Whenever I go to visit different houses and families, I see these laying around on the ground. Some are in better shape than others, but they all have the same qualities.  They are made of balled up plastic bags that have been tied together by either rawhide or string.  

    I see a pick-up game between mud huts – someone’s flip flops or some rocks serving as the goal posts and a bunch of sweaty boys running around, shouting and kicking the ball around.  This is the perfect example of ingenuity and necessity coming together.  The boys love to play soccer and they are not going to let a lack of a ball or goals stop them.  They gotta play!