Uganda: Our First Rain Day

Our First Rain Day (and hopefully last!)

The morning started at 5:00 a.m. We took a bus to a small village where children from five parishes (communities) came to receive their bedkits. We happily saw 500 children this morning, with smiles gradually broadening on their faces as they received their new beds!

From Uganda 2011

Two of the little boys (Pictured at right) who were there live on their own as both of their parents have died. The local community members have taken on the responsibility to watch over them. Children this age could not care for themselves all alone in Canada. It seems unimaginable to actually know this happens! It was so wonderful to realize that we have done more than bring a smile to these small boys.

Once we were finished with this distribution, our hosts offered us a lunch that helped prepare us for a second distribution for the afternoon.

We were committed to giving out another 500 bedkits in the afternoon. This time the skies decided to welcome us with our first rainstorm. The thunder rumbled and the skies opened up.

This postponed our work for a short time, but when it stopped pouring and changed to a light sprinkle, we went back to work taking pictures and gifting the children with their bedkits. We arrived back to our guest house, wet and dirty by 8:00 p.m., with enough time to prepare for another exciting day tomorrow.

Suzanne Dobinson
for the Uganda 2011 SCAW Team

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Photos in the slide show at right are of today's distributions.

To see all the photos so far, go to our Uganda 2011 Photo Album.