Hilary in Uganda: October 2008

Hey everyone! The kids have moved into Musana and they are having a blast there! They spend their days running around in the beautiful fields and playing games, or having lessons in the classrooms next door to the dormitories. They love being able to play outside in something besides a trash heap, and sleeping in beds instead of on the dirt. They really are totally new children, children who are finally able to experience what childhood should be like.

The kids will officially start school this week at Musana with 3 hired teachers and a headmaster, who will teach Primary 3-6. Volunteers, such as myself, will be teaching Nursery, Primary 1 and 2. Many of them are very behind in their schooling, mostly because the schooling they received at Maranatha was insufficient, but we are working hard to catch them up and allow them to have brighter futures.

It has been really incredible being with these kids in their new environment, and seeing them thrive in an atmosphere with people that support and love them. We still need a lot of help in order to bring in the last 30 kids, provide beds and rooms for them to sleep in, pay teachers and matrons salaries, and everything else that goes into caring for these kids. But thank you so much to everyone who has already contributed to this cause, I wish you could all see how happy these kids are now…we've really given them their lives back.

-Hilary