Mar 8 Update

In only a little over 2 weeks, Abby and I will be heading back to Uganda to be with the children at Cornerstone! We both are so excited...for Abby it's meeting them for the first time, and for me to get to see how much they've grown and matured (hopefully ;)! I am also excited to get to be at church and experience God's presence with all of my brothers and sisters there. Thank you all for all your words of encouragement, your gifts of clothing, school supplies, gifts for the kids, financial gifts, etc., etc. Cornerstone kids will be so blessed, as will the school and the church. Let me bring you up to date on a few things:

Hope, Pastor Rogers daughter

1. Mutwahiru is scheduled to be released from the hospital tomorrow (Wednesday). He is doing well and they have been working on whether he will have crutches or some kind of walking cast. I haven't heard the final outcome, but when I get back I will for sure send pictures. Thanks to all of you who have been lifting him before our Father! And thanks to the 2 of you who have paid for his surgery and hospital stay. By the way, the total for all his medical care came to a whopping $750! Can you imagine??
2. Pastor Rogers and his wife Betty's daughter, Hope, has malaria and is very sick in the hospital. Thanks to those of you on the prayer team who have been praying since last night. I talked with him this morning and she is beginning to recover, but is still quite sick. Please pray for her and for Rogers and Betty as they trust the Lord to make her completely well. I have included a picture of her so you know who you're praying for. This picture was taken just before I left, so is about 4 months old.
3. Today is a holiday in Uganda - it is National Women's Day. On that topic, I thought you might enjoy the title of an article in one of the main newspapers in Uganda. This is from last week: "More Men Believe Wives Do Not Always Need to Be Beaten." I wished I had copied the article so you could see it. We asked one day on our staff who believed still in wife beating. I was amazed that one of our cooks, Christine, said "If I need it, my husband should beat me!" Different culture...having to come to terms with women's rights. Okay, so all of that from it being Women's Day there. There is no school, and everyone is to celebrate about his/her mother, or other women he/she knows. 
4. March 4th was Rogers and Betty's 10th wedding anniversary. We will be having a celebration and renewing of vows when I get back. If any of you would like to send a card or an email wish, please feel free to send the cards to me (be quick about it, as I'm leaving in 2 weeks!) and emails can go to Rogers at rogerskinani@yahoo.com.

Betty doesn't have an email address.

That's all for today. God bless you all!

Laurie