Sep 12th - Monday update

Greetings from Chat 'n' Chino cafe - a new place in Mbale that has FAST internet. So cool. It does go down occasionally (4 times in 3 hours last week), but overall is the best place I've found! Pastor Rogers is shopping with Betty (his wife) for the orphanage and then we are heading back to Budaka early today as it is time to take Mutwahiru for his 6-week check up...and hopefully when they will take the metal apparatus out of his leg. They have to leave today by 2pm to make it to Kampala, get a hotel and be at the clinic in the morning by 7 - it's first-come-first-serve, so we try to be really early!

The first picture today is of Natasha, Hellen and Brenda. They were waiting to leave for Mbale last Saturday. All 3 had saved up their allowance (Cornerstone cash) for a trip to Mbale to go out for lunch (their first time at a restaurant), then to Mt. Elgon Hotel for swimming (again, a first for all of them). It was SUCH a big thing! I have included a picture, too, of Brenda in the pool. They splashed and laughed with Abby in the pool for 1 hour - I sat on the side and encouraged them from a safe distance ;). The hotel has swimming "costumes" for rent - I think I will look for some when in the States - so they all could be in the appropriate gear. 3 of the boys get to go this weekend with us - I hope to send pics of them next week.

A reminder that we have Cornerstone calendars for 2012 available - they will be $20 each and have pictures of the work in Budaka, and individual pictures of each of our 30 kids so you can see and be reminded to pray for them during this next year. I have several orders, and will be able to deliver calendars by mid-October. Let me know if you would be willing to either buy some (they make great Christmas gifts, for those of you planning early!) or sell them at your church, school or work. This is another one of our streams of business income for Cornerstone Uganda Ministries. Please email me if you are interested!

I must go now - hoping to hear from all of you. Thanks for the emails this last week from so many. I will go now and see if I can answer most of them. God bless you! Thank you for your continued support in prayer, finances and encouragement.

In His great love,

Laurie