This Kid is Amazing!

God has healed Baby Mike!

Mike was born with a hole in his heart and has struggled to breathe since he was born.  He recently had heart surgery in Kampala to close the hole.  Just 2 days after surgery, he was sitting up in bed.

Then just 2 months later, he was running and laughing!

When he sees me coming, he starts shouting “Jessica!  Jessica!”  I believe God has something great in store for him in the future!

New Houses!

(This post is a month late!)  On October 19 we moved all the children into our three new cottages!  The children were so excited! 

The missionary staff moved beds, dressers, clothes racks, tables, chairs, shelves, etc. all day while the children were in school. Then, when the children arrived, they moved their personal belongings.

The children were also very excited because their roommates had changed in the process because we were going from 2 cottages to 3 cottages.   

 The new set up is arranged so that the big girls help take care of the young children and then the big boys are in a separate cottage.  It seems to be working out great!

Praise! God is faithful!

Every Wednesday night, the missionary staff meet together for devotion and praise time.
Tonight, Gregorio was preaching about God's faithfulness, sharing from Psalm 117.

Praise the Lord, all you nations; 

extol him, all you peoples.

For great is his love toward us, 

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

 

During this time, we heard all the children screaming at once. However, not one of us moved a muscle - we have about 30 kids, there is always screaming of some kind.

Afterwards, the housemothers told us the reason for the screaming - a 3 foot cobra had been found on the front porch of one of the children's cottages.  It was raised up, trying to climb the wall and go through the window!

Luckily, a housmother saw it and called the guard.  Alfred killed it immediately.

It seems so ironic to me that all this was happening while we were being reminded of God's faithfulness.  All 30 children were there, playing, running, eating, laughing - all within striking distance of the cobra. But God is faithful.  No one was hurt, no one was bitten.  God is faithful always.  Always.

The faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise! Jiggers Be Gone!

We have a praise!  I posted about Sam, who came to us with a severe case of jiggers.  He has been with us for about a month receiving treatment.  When he came, he could barely walk, forget about playing like a child should.

Sam is the one in the black and white striped shirt!

God has healed.  Although he still has some jiggers remaining, he was spotted playing soccer at Esangalo!  Running and playing, enjoying life again!  Praise the Lord!

Notice he is the only one with shoes!