Happy Thursday from Uganda! We’ve had a busy few days this
week – each team member continuing with the work we started at the beginning of
the week. Greg has been up early each morning to tackle his long list of
welding projects at the Village of Hope. It seems every time he ticks something
off the list, something else gets added! He’s taking every spare moment he has
to do what he can up there, and it’s much appreciated. Dale, Glenn and Nathan
headed back to YSU today, continuing their brick laying and building. They’ve
been helping out with a different project recently, refurbishing a small family
home and brining a lot of joy to the children there, we were also able to gift
the family a pile of new baby clothes for their three-week-old. We love being
able to give a helping hand to those who need it and we can really see how much
of an impact our work is having.
Yesterday we were invited to the current YSU site (not the
building project!) to see what the young people at YSU are working on, hear
some singing and watch some amazing dancing! The YSU girls tried to teach us
how to sew – they can make beautiful bags and clothes, while most of us struggled
to stitch a straight line! The dance crew then showed off their skills – breakdancing,
hip hop and even backflips! They’re a very talented group of people who despite
having faced a lot of hardship in their lives, have been able to get back on
the right path and learn the life skills they and their children need.
Today was much of the same for the team, Greg was out
welding, the other boys building and the girls went back to YSU for the morning.
We were able to give the girls at YSU ‘Days for Girls’ packs – an Australian
charity group who sew reusable sanitary items for women who may not have access
to quality products. We brought over a whole heap of these packages to hand out
and were able to show the girls how to use, wash and reuse the items, as well
as explain a lot of what is happening to their bodies at the time. We realised
period talk here is often avoided and many of the girls didn’t actually know that
what happens to them is completely normal. It was another moment for us to
think about how lucky we are at home, where basic hygiene and education is taken
for granted.
The girls had a bit of a restful afternoon, most of us were
able to catch up on sleep, do some artwork for Juliet and read. All while Meaghan
slaved away in the kitchen to cook us a beautiful dinner and dessert for
tonight!
We’ll sign off now, as Meaghan’s Shepard’s Pie smells
amazing and we’re all starving! Tomorrow will be another big day!
No comments:
Post a Comment