Today is Martyr's Day in Uganda. This is a day to honor the Christian
priests who were killed in thek 1800's in Uganda. Each year, up to a
million people walk from all over the country into Kampala to honor
those martyrs. We were able to see many of these determined walkers
enroute to the city as we made our bus trips out to the country over the
past week.
Because of this national Holiday, our Uganda Sleeping Children Team had a
"rest day". This brings up visions of sleeping in and lounging
around a patio but our day couldn't have been further from that. Before
dawn, I could hear suitcases and bags banging around as Team members
sorted clothes for a trip to the local Orphanage. John manually pumped
up several soccer balls to bring along. We loaded into a van and off we
went. The Orphanage and the children were very happy to see us as we
unloaded clothing and toys which team members had brought along for this
purpose. Many children were held and cuddled as the Team worked our
way through the facility. As we were about to leave, a new child was
brought to the home by Ugandan police. This little boy had been found
in one of the many taxi "parking stations" that are situated throughout
this large city. It once again brought home the plight of the children
of Uganda to which Sleeping Children is here to bring a smile and a good
nights sleep.
Tonight we are going to share some memories of the past week with early
departing Team member - Beth Poad. Beth has been an inspirational and
fun member of our group as we have gotten to know each other
better. Beth is a diligent worker and we will miss her the rest of this
week on our distributions. We are rested, mentally refreshed and very
eager to board the bus in the morning for our next distribution. Joan on behalf of the amazing Uganda Team 2013
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