The children REALLY need beds

Hello all! The internet hasn't been working lately so I've not been able to write!

Everything here has been good. The passion movie showing went good, a couple hundred people showed up and one of the pastors translated through the ENTIRE thing in Acholi... crazy!

The children's stuff in Addea went better then we could have planned! We actually ended up doing programs for classes AT the government school! There are 7 grades and 4 classrooms. 3 classes meet outside under mango trees... I think uncle rex took some pictures so you will see, its just like you'd imagine. The kids listened very well, and we did a little craft for each class, and gave out candy. (each something different!) They liked it very much and it was the first time for many of them to color with markers and crayons... incredible right? We got to give an invitation as well and many came to the Lord but the main concern is with the follow up, so we invited all of the children to church and to bring their parents!

We went for three days and monday and tuesday we did 2 classes each day, today we did 4! One of the classes we did was the teenagers and that was neat because I got more of a chance to talk like anyone of us would about our testimony and the difficulties of being a teen. (except here it's different..) Many of the teens in the Classroom were abducted during the war and forced to be child soldiers.. crazy..

Oh yes, Florence is better so that is good, we finally convinced the doctors that it was NOT malaria anymore and they began treatment for infections (although they do not have any equipment to TEST for the infections, it was guesstimate.) Just wait til you see the pictures I got of the hospital...dang!

I saw the children at the orphanage again yesterday (they can't keep me away, lol, they're probably sick to death of me! :) the adults that is!) I was talking to one of the house mothers about the nutrition of the babies and why it is very important to be feeding the babies formula and what not. I was really just kind of pouring my heart out to her about the kids and how much I have already grown to love them, and taking good care of them. I think I made her feel a little uncomfortable because I started crying during it. She is 21... and was an orphan growing up, so she understnads the hardship of it! Its hard though because the resources are just not there, I am going to start praying about how I can raise money to help and what with! If anyone wants to help, let me know! The children REALLY need beds, they sleep on the cold hard floor, no mat or anything and THIS is another reason that so many of the kids are getting malaria, because they do not have a net over them since they are scattered on the floor everywhere. I don't think beds are very expensive, they aren't beds like we have here... they're like... I think pieces of foam, covered with a clothe.  Anyway, You say the word, and I can buy them beds!

I'm going to go out there today or tomorrow and spray all their bedding, and mosquito nets with this fabric bug spray that the lady where I got my shots CONVINCED me to buy, and I've not really used yet! lol SEE God knew! $10 not wasted!

okay well I love and miss you all very much!! Talk to you soon! Please let me know if you want to help financially with ANYTHING! love yas!