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We woke up this morning and went to the new property where we are building the new orphanage. I was a little confused about some things but I'm good now. Let me explain. Kekabu is where the old orphanage is right now. It has about 600-700 kids. It's actually two orphanages in one right now the new orphanage is in kachomo. These are little villages. As we pulled up the the new site, women and children greeted us. It too is in the middle of a little village. The grounds are really big and it's amazing to see what refuge and Thibodaux and our other friends on the trip have helped to build. We were able to walk on the land that refuge purchased for farming. Such a surreal moment to realize that if our community hadn't pitched in to purchase this, that this opportunity would be non existent. The people over the orphanage are so excited to learn about how to use farming gods way to cultivate the land for crops (www.farminggodsway.org) we were able to send four people to the training And i believe that this is an answer to the food issue here. We took lots of pictures, got on e bus and headed home. The trip was very long and I slept a lot of the way. I think we are all tired and ready to just be back at the hotel in Kampala.
I have gotten attached to a little boy named Matthew. He was with bishop the first day we met and I was told he was an orphan. Matthew is a sweet little boy that doesn't I dear stand any English. I just want to take him him home me. He is the best worshipper and prays his little heart out. I love to watch him. He is fascinated with my watch and today I gave it to him. It was like I gave him a million dollars. It lights up and he thinks this is the coolest thing. Saying goodbye to him was so hard. I cried like a baby. The fact that you don't know if he will be here when you get back is just heart wrenching. Because of the disease, it's not uncommon for some of the children to not make it. My heart hurt so bad. I said goodbye to him at the bishops house in Mbale but then realized he was coming to Kampala with us. I was excites that I didn't have to as good but then but when we got back to the hotel ( he was still wearing the watch btw)' we had to say goodbye. Again the fact of " will he make it" ran through my mind and I spoke it to someone. And they're then tell me that bishop had adopted him and this was the mathew that was on the 127 kids list ( list of bishops children). Well I lost it. He will make it. He's safe. He's loved. He's taken care of. The joy that I felt can't be put into words. I had a dream last night that we actually took him home with us. If I could, I would

We had to say goodbye to the bishops smaller children. Oh not fun. I love this place, the land the sites the beauty, but the sorrow is leaving these people. I have become so attached to the bishops children. They are my family and I feel that I'm leaving a piece of my heart here. I'm. Not looking forward to them dropping us tomorrow at the airport.

Our time is coming to a close here and I have mixed emotions. I'm ready to go home because I'm missing my friends and family. But I do not want to leave this place. I don't want to leave the bishops children. We've gotten so close and I feel like I've known them all my life. And I don't want to leave the people that came on this trip with me. I've made forever friends. We have all connected so well and I feel like we are all kindred spirits.

We leave at 3 for the airport. Please pray for safe travels and for the 30 hours of traveling. Lol

Jambo from Africa!!

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