A Dream

   Today we hit the ground running! First thing in the morning we got in the van and began our journey to Mbale, which is a neighboring city to Tororo. We had many things that we needed to do. We started the trip off by going to Bogere’s new home with a construction worker. The reverend and his wife who look after Bogere are very good people. They are some of the kindest people I have ever met. They look after not only Bogere, but also 13 children, most of which have no relation to them. They just simply love children and want to help them. The house that they are currently living is not good though. It is a weak structure that can be damaged easily. It is also fairly small for all of those people.

   I have a dream to build them a house. Nothing super fancy, but a house that is stable, that can withstand any kind of Ugandan weather and can comfortably house all of these children, including Bogere. Currently this wonderful man’s home is made of sticks and mud. This man has asked for nothing, he looks after these children because he has a good heart. I would just love to bless him and his family and all of the children that are in his care. This is what his current house looks like.

   The construction worker came to measure the current house and the surrounding area. We discussed ideas on how the house should be built as well as the bathroom. The bathroom is also not very good. It would be great to build them a bathroom that is inside and safer. This is their current bathroom.

   After we looked around the compound of the Reverend, we then took baby Faith to a hospital in Mbale. The eye doctor that we saw in Kampala suggested that we take Faith to this hospital to have a neurologist look at her to make sure that there is no brain damage. The left side of her body is weak, her left eye and her left leg have problems, so the doctor in Kampala thought that a brain scan would be a good idea.

   After several hours of waiting we finally got the CT Scan. I hated every second of that. We had to put Faith in this machine and tie her down so she wouldn’t move. Faith screamed and cried so much, it was so hard for me. As we went in the room to watch her I heard her scream… “MOMMY!!!” My heart broke into a million pieces. Faith was so scared.

   Finally the scan was over. I immediately picked up baby Faith and held her tightly. Again, after several hours of waiting, we got the results of the scan, thankfully, there was nothing abnormal in her brain. They are not sure exactly sure what is causing her to be so delayed in walking, in speech, and her eye problem, but at least we know there is nothing seriously wrong with her brain. Thank you God! David comforted her as I called Pastor Ruth to come pick us up.

   Finally the doctor’s visit was over. We then went to take one of the City of Lights International sponsored babies, Moses, who lives at Smile Africa baby home, to a home visit to see his aunt and his siblings. At some point, Moses may be reunited with his family, so we are taking him every so often to visit with his family and get better acquainted. The home visit went very well and Moses had a great time with his family.

   We then went back to see Bogere and his family. I wanted the nurse to bring testing kits for Malaria so we could check to see if Bogere and his friend Emma had Malaria. Emma did not have Malaria, but Bogere did. Thank God that we checked his blood. The nurse gave him medicine, so he will be okay in just a few days.

   David brought so many games for children! When we opened the suitcase, we gave them baseball bats and balls, Frisbees, and many other fun things. The children had so much fun playing with their new toys! Thank you David for loving all of these beautiful children! We also bought them all a new pair of sandals and gave each of them new mosquito nets. There was so much joy in the house it was really wonderful.  After about an hour or so there, we said our good-byes and began our journey back to Tororo.

   It is always hard to say good-bye to Bogere. So much can happen in a year. I love him so much, but I know that God loves him even more than I do. I’ll be praying for him every day while we are apart. I am so glad that David got to meet my little boy. What a joy it was for me to have the 2 of them together. Bogere really changed my life from the moment I met him, so it was so amazing that David got to meet him. It was a very long and productive day.

Good Night :)