Videos of Uganda

      

Thanks to our Community Group we have been taking a few videos in Uganda. Keep in mind these are unedited videos, but you deserve to see a little of Uganda “on the move”. Before we left home our Community Group gave us this wonderful video camera, and we have just now learned how to share the videos on our blog. As they would say here, "Be blessed as you see some of life in Uganda."

This first video is the street we drive down every day that we go to the orphanage, Calo Me Lare. Note that driving is on the left side of the road. There are many speed bumps to regulate traffic, but that is about it. The rule of the road is “The largest vehicle has the right-of-way.” So we are fortunate to be driving a van.

This video is the children of CML welcoming the first team who came in July this summer. The song they are singing is “Welcome to Lira”. Every time a team comes they greet them at the gate & sing all the way up the driveway walking toward the Administration Building. Then the entire staff & kids perform for the team. They also did this for us when we arrived & Andy & Cami when they returned from their furlough in the U.S.

In this video the kids are performing one of the local dances for the team. The staff also performs. They dress up in costume while wearing their Project Hope Worldwide shirts. It is very interesting and colorful!
 

October 9^th marked the 50^th year of Uganda’s independence. You might be interested in reading online the prayer President Museveni prayed that day. (Google Museveni's 50th Anniversary Prayer if you are interested). It would be well for other nations to follow his lead in recognizing who God is and humbly repenting as a nation. Because it was the half-century mark the local leaders took part in a huge celebration in Kampala, the capitol. October 19^th was the day set aside for local cities to celebrate. Some of the kids from Calo Me Lare took part in this by marching in the parade.

 

Another small team is coming on November 4. We are very excited about this because our daughter, Evie, will be a team member. Pastor Derk Madden, PHW President, Kelley Compton who operates the PHW Office, and Rachel Dunnaway from Oregon (staying for a year) will complete the team.
We plan to be home with family and friends during the month of December and return in January for several months.

Thank you for all your prayers and support. Our prayer & support team is awesome! We thank God for you and pray for you.

Blessings,
Dennis & Margie