Our last full day, Thursday, was another great day. In the morning we visited a farm co-op where they raised seedlings for eucalyptus and pine trees, as well as for other food plants . They began in 2002 but WVU partnered with them in 2009 and things have improved greatly since then. WVU gave them training about the best ways of planting and nurturing the seedlings. They also gave them four oxen to pull the plows that has enabled them to greatly increase the fields that they can cultivate. It turns out that the father and uncle of Cindy's sponsored child, Nesta, are part of the co-op and greeted us when we arrived.
We went to the Koro-Bobi ADP for lunch and that is where the staff brought the remaining seven children and some family members for us to meet. It was kind of wild and fun. We gave them the gifts that we had brought from home and the food stuffs that we had purchased at the market in Gulu: beans, rice, bars of soap for washing clothers, sugar, salt, onions, and biscuits. Afterward we played. A couple of sponsored children received soccer balls so we kicked the soccer balls around, blew up balloons and played with the children. When it was time to go, the heavens opened up and there was a thunderstorm. When there is a thunderstorm, it comes down in buckets. Katie and Blake decided to enjoy getting soaked in the rain, but the rest of us tried to stay dry. All of us plus two sponsored children and the family that had come all crammed into our van which is like an old Volkswagen bus. There were 15 of us crammed into it! I was in the back seat where there were seven of us--4 adults, 2 sponsored children, and a baby. It was tight, but it was fun at the same time.
Thursday night we met at the Boma Hotel Restaurant for dinner. We met with the James the Northern Region Director with all of the Koro-Bobi staff. We debriefed with James our experience and then we had dinner and had a wonderful time sharing stories and laughing.
When we returned to our hotel, we debriefed for the last time. We shared feeling and thoughts about the trip, what we had experienced, how we interacted with the WVU staff and with one another. It was hard for us to say good-bye.
Cindy, Emily, Blake, and Katie headed for home yesterday, Charlie and Michelle headed for Murchison Falls National Park for a couple of days and then on to Kampala for a couple of days; and Patty and I headed for Tanzania from where I am writing this post.
I will share more of our experience in Arusha, Tanzania in my next post.
Please keep praying for all of us.
We went to the Koro-Bobi ADP for lunch and that is where the staff brought the remaining seven children and some family members for us to meet. It was kind of wild and fun. We gave them the gifts that we had brought from home and the food stuffs that we had purchased at the market in Gulu: beans, rice, bars of soap for washing clothers, sugar, salt, onions, and biscuits. Afterward we played. A couple of sponsored children received soccer balls so we kicked the soccer balls around, blew up balloons and played with the children. When it was time to go, the heavens opened up and there was a thunderstorm. When there is a thunderstorm, it comes down in buckets. Katie and Blake decided to enjoy getting soaked in the rain, but the rest of us tried to stay dry. All of us plus two sponsored children and the family that had come all crammed into our van which is like an old Volkswagen bus. There were 15 of us crammed into it! I was in the back seat where there were seven of us--4 adults, 2 sponsored children, and a baby. It was tight, but it was fun at the same time.
Thursday night we met at the Boma Hotel Restaurant for dinner. We met with the James the Northern Region Director with all of the Koro-Bobi staff. We debriefed with James our experience and then we had dinner and had a wonderful time sharing stories and laughing.
When we returned to our hotel, we debriefed for the last time. We shared feeling and thoughts about the trip, what we had experienced, how we interacted with the WVU staff and with one another. It was hard for us to say good-bye.
Cindy, Emily, Blake, and Katie headed for home yesterday, Charlie and Michelle headed for Murchison Falls National Park for a couple of days and then on to Kampala for a couple of days; and Patty and I headed for Tanzania from where I am writing this post.
I will share more of our experience in Arusha, Tanzania in my next post.
Please keep praying for all of us.
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