Another Week Begins

On Saturdsy we belive we had around 180 persons at the Children's Rally. We had a roll of stickers with a Red Heart and it said Jesus Loves You, there where 200 stickers and we had 18 left. We also gave everyone a cross necklace that glows in the dark. We have some of those left over so we will give them to the pastors to take home to their churches. Our program went from 1:00 until 3:30 and then we gave them a snack of juice and cookies which cost 90,000 shillings or about $55 for almost 200 persons. They had children's choirs from three of the churches, Trinity UMC, Wanyange Central UMC and Shoot of Jesse UMC. Carol and I did puppets, I did some magic tricks, balloons, Len led the children in some songs and we were all blessed. Jim said it was the greatest thing we have done in the three years we have traveled to Uganda. The children were excited and we were blessed. We left at about 4:00 and went to the work site to see all that David and Jerry have done in this first week. They have been working so hard, and it was exciting to be able to see what the size of the church will be. Before they leave they are hoping that some of the bricking will begin. The hope of the Ugandan's is that the church will be finished around November. This will be the first United Methodist Church to be finished in Uganda. Some churches have begun to build, but have run out of funds and are setting only partly finished. On Sunday Carol and I went together to Shoot of Jesse, David, Jerry and Barb went to Trinity UMC, Len went by himself except Dick on of the young students went with Len and was his interpreter, to His Grace UMC and Jim went by himself to some church in the city.
Jim did not get to eat, because His pastor forgot to take him to Julius. Len was taken to meet with the others to eat lunch and Carol and I eat at the Shoot of Jesse. Some of the group went to the Source of the Nile and then came to pick us up at the Shoot of Jesse. Carol and I meet with the United Methodist Women who were making the paper bead necklaces. It is such a blessing when you know we are helping about 15 women and their families. Carol had some sandels that she brought, and first she said you can give them to women they know need sandels. I said to them you can have them first, and the women got so excited. The size of the sandels was size 8 and amazingly that is what all the women wear, even if it was to short or to long, it fit. We gave them the embrodery machine and gave them some ideas of what they can make with this machine. They are so excited to know they have a new item to begin a new type of business. Our hearts were so blessed to know that we are making a difference for some many. The tour group of Len, Barb, David and Jerry went in the late afternoon to Bujaghali Falls. Someone paid a man to swim over the falls which he held on to a five gallon container. Barb said she prayed the whole time he jumped into the water. Today we start our second week of classes, and Len is having them to prepare and give a sermon. He is given them two options: to preach in English or to use an Interpreter. Either way they are not to go over 20 minutes. Carol would have flunked Len's class, she preached with an interpreter and went 1 Hour and 15 minutes. Continue to pray for us, and we are praying for you. In Christ Byron Fritz