- the 4 guys (Chuck, James, Nick and Seth) worked several days with our builders to see that the kids' home and school is built well. The Ugandan workers were impressed with the commitment and pace at which these guys worked. It was really hot, and they worked in the direct sunlight the whole time - the highest temperature was 106 degrees, but all days were 95 degrees plus. Thanks so much, you 4, for the impact you had on Cornerstone and Budaka!
- Cayla helped me with numerous small projects that have been needing to be done, but not enough time to do them. It was great to work side-by-side with her and get so many little nagging things done. She also got to spend a lot of time with the kids while the guys were working. Thanks, Cayla, for investing in our kids...and me!
- All 5 played and had fun with the kids many times during their time here. They played ball (American football, Ugandan football - "soccer" in the States, basketball), played a geography game with the world globe balls and blow up balls and flat maps sent by some of you and ate almost all meals with the kids at the orphanage.
- Cayla is my hairdresser in the States and she brought her scissors and cut my hair. It was such a big event for the kids - they get their heads shaved about once a month, but never cut with scissors. So, we did it at the orphanage. I have included a picture of the kids all around us as she cut my hair. We kept having to tell them to move back so she had room to work! Then, as it seemed they were losing interest, several kids started coming up with pieces of my hair. I have included a picture of what the boys did with the hair - look closely! Then, a picture of Moses and what he did with the hair. Cayla were laughing so hard. Charity even came with a hairball - in her hands - all the hair she had been able to collect! It's great to have my hair short in this extreme heat...and so fun to have the kids find fun in it also.
- All 5 shared at church on Sunday mornings both weeks - they shared who they are the first week, then yesterday they shared what God has taught them since they have been in Uganda. It was great for the Cornerstone church members to hear that God speaks to even Americans ;)
- We played games in the evenings - so fun to play with all of them. Mostly we played Spoons - wild and crazy with this group!
- The whole team was a great shot in the arm for all of us. Thank you, Evergreen, for your commitment in finances and this team to help get this building going for our kids.
Our chickens are scheduled (by us!) to begin laying in this next week. We should get 5 trays of eggs at least each day (that represents 3/4 of the birds laying each day). Each tray is 30 eggs and each egg sells for shs300=/ (about 13 cents), so should be bringing in shs45,000=/ per day, which is shs1,350,000 per month from the sale of the eggs. That is about 15% of our needed income for the month. We have decided that with the first profits, we will reinvest and get 200 more chicks so at some point we will have 400 chickens producing all the time.
Thanks to all of you who are praying for these endeavors...and to those who give each month so these businesses get started and we begin to see ourselves becoming self-supporting! God is doing a good thing in Budaka...in Cornerstone...in our 31 kids...in our 200+ church members...in our 19 staff people...in our 100+ students at the school. So much more to share, but do want you to read all of it, so will stop here. God bless you! Talk with you again next week. Please feel free to write. It's so nice to be in touch with you. BTW - I will be home sometime near the end of April, beginning of May for a few weeks on Cornerstone business. Hoping to see you all. Let me know if you would like me to schedule to be at your church, school or home for any of that time.
Thank you for partnering with us!
Laurie
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