African Hearts

We also spent a day in Ssenge at African Hearts.

They are building this AWESOME school! 

And another entire building to come!

This is where they fire the bricks.... 

Papa did get to hold Leah, occasionally.... 

We took the boys some gifts including soccer balls 

Lutaaya showed us "before and after" pics of the boys 

And Leah played with Papa 

The boys later danced for us, after we gifted them 

By the way, the BEST part of the gifts was something I don't have on camera.  We were giving them clothes and games and balls and mitts.  When Lutaaya announced that I had NEW Bibles for every single one of them, they SHRIEKED with joy.  Not exaggerating.  They were jumping up and down excited.  When is the last time you felt like that about your Bible?  Just sayin'..... 

Here is their kitchen 

And the beautiful chef, Moreen.  :) 

Kathryn was not so keen on the Pit Latrine

Ah, beautiful Uganda! 

A very special THANK YOU post

When we began collecting things for our adventure, I asked some of the people I know in Uganda what they need.  The leader of the African Hearts told me that the boys I met when I was there would love to have Bibles.  Okay, I thought.  Fifteen Bibles.  Doesn't seem too hard!

I wondered if I could get a discount on them somewhere and asked my friend Sasha if her family's company (Crossway Books) would offer me one.  Well, they did more than that.  They gave us 15 beautiful, leather bound, ESV Bibles for FREE!!! 

What a blessing these Bibles will be to those boys!  Brand new, barely opened Bibles for them to read and pour over.  I can't wait to see the delight on their faces!!  THANK YOU Sasha and family!!  We are SO grateful!!

Meanwhile, we have so much stuff, I think we are actually going to use the three bags each limit that we have.  Oh my!  It's great to have so much to gift people with but, honestly.  I'm a little overwhelmed by all the stuff!  It will be fun to show everyone pictures of how their gifts blessed and blessed and blessed.

So here is how you can pray:

Pray for safe travels and safety in Uganda. I'm sure you all saw the terror alert that we saw. It is unsettling but I know God is in control and we rest in His safety. Mom, Seth and I do have a 12 hour layover in London. Please pray for us both for the 2 year old craziness that is travel (smile) and for safety there. Dad and Kathryn will be flying the 18th and home the 1st. Mercies for those days, Lord.

Pray that the legal process in Uganda goes smoothly. The judge grants the order without requesting additional paperwork; the official documents come quickly; the Embassy is responsive.

Pray that Leah and our family would bond quickly and that love, a deep enduring love, would come easily. I know this will be a challenge. For me and for Seth and for all of us. But God open all of our hearts, Lord Jesus.

Pray that we can do some serious blessing of those kids over there. At African Hearts and the orphanages. Let us be a blessing to them, in Jesus' name.

Last, pray for healing of Leah's body. Make her whole and healthy, again, in Jesus' name.

Looking forward to our first post from Uganda, coming soon!
Love,
Deb, Seth and Leah Grace