Christmas Celebration African Style

Everyone at Uncle Fred's House had a wonderful Christmas celebration.  Cakes were made and soda was distributed to everyone. The meal was a special treat for visitor Jimmy who came to the house.  Jimmy is the young man Fred met while investigating the amount of disabled street children in Lira.  Jimmy was the highlight of the party since he new so many children's songs.  The boys just loved having him there.  A lot of dancing and singing went on even though the kids did not receive the Christmas box we had sent out 2 months ago.  We are praying it will find it's way there eventually.

Tools from the Duda Foundation

We have 9 young men graduating this month from not only the SGU program but two years of vocational school.  We felt it was nessecary to provide tools for each of them as they head back to their villages.  This however was going to be a costly venture considering we have school fees to come up with this month for 35 children.  Then the blessing came. The Duda Foundation contacted us to say we had been selected by the board and would be recieveing a check.  We are now able to provide each young man with a set of tools costing $353 each. 

The boys will be expected to pay back the cost over a period of time.  We want them to feel a sense of ownership and pride not entitlement.  They know that the money they pay back will go back into the tool fund for other boys to benefit from. 
The boys at Uncle Fred's House says "Thank you Duda Family".

Learning a New Art

The boys have really taken to making the paper bead necklaces.  After a day of training they have been beading like crazy.  They are all very proud of this accomplishment.  I can tell you personally, it is not an easy skill to master.
So get ready ladies more necklaces are coming!

Life On The Streets

The streets,  once a thing you traveled on to visit your Grandparents or to go to town for supplies, has now become your home.  The faces of people moving about on busy streets are now close strangers you try to avoid. There is no familiar hand to hold to keep from getting lost in the crowds. Instead of being greeted as you once were with family, you are chased away with rocks or a cane stick.  No one kind stops to ask if your lost and the ones that do are wanting to use you for stealing and worse.
Life on the streets is scary enough for us adults, imagine a child.  You are alone in the world, there is no one to keep you safe.  

Take a few minutes to imagine .