Monday, March 21, 2011

Uganda - Part 4 ... the Karamojong Children



This child (Litisha) captured our hearts....

One of our team members purchased school shoes for all the children at Canaan - so we washed their feet and put on their new shoes...
Painted all the girls finger nails...

And took them "blessings" in their dorm rooms that night - stuffed animals for the little ones, deoderant, Bibles, markers, mirrors, etc. for the older ones.  They were SO excited... they danced and cheered!!

On Sunday morning... they were all 'decked' out for church, and we were off to meet the kids from the Karamojong tribe.

Waiting for the Karamojong to arrive.... I was privileged to get to meet this little "Gift"

... "Gift" is actually her name!  Her mother died shortly after giving birth and so Patrick & his wife (work for Amazima) have taken her in and given her the name "Gift - from God"  she is two months old and beyond precious!

Joan prepares all the food for Amazima - 50 chickens and 100lb. of rice and lots of beans!!  She is such a servant...

The Karamojong children arrive.... there are 130+ packed on this bus that seats around 27 adults.... welcome to AFRICA!

All of these children came on two buses.... beautiful eyes... hungry tummies!  They sang and worshiped with us before we fed them lunch.


The worship in a way words can not describe.....


They LOVED playing on the new playground at Amazima.  


I was constantly having someone pulling on my arm to take their picture... they love to pose and then see their picture on the back of my camera.

This boat is one of two that are part of the playground... what a blessing to these children and those in the neighborhood who get to come and play!


This precious one was so hungry... we think maybe even sick...




Enjoyed our day with the Karamojong tribe... thankful for the opportunity to LOVE on them!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

WOW! The numbers of children packed in there! The pic of the little one looking through the opening at the playground, the one with braids...oh what a cutie! It brakes my heart that Gift has lost her momma. I pray that a precious family will make her thier own soon!