Well, it looks like this will be my last blog entry. (I say that, but I may be making a post about the culture shock that I'm already experiencing). I am writing this on my plane ride to Dallas, but by the time I post it, I will be at home with my parents. HOOOORAY! I just looked at my Africa pictures and tried to organize them and see which ones I wanted to print, etc., and I think everyone around me must have thought I was really weird because I could not stop smiling. What an amazing 5 weeks it has been. If you are looking for a place in Africa to go, I would highly recommend Empower a Child. They also have a program in Kenya that just got started.
I just have no idea how I should summarize or end my blog. I have been staring at the computer screen for about 15 minutes. I'm sure part of it is the extreme lack of sleep because of traveling and the roosters that lived in our backyard, but still .. Either way, I am just completely at a lack of words (surprising, I know .. ). The last 5 weeks have changed my life in so many ways, and I know for sure that kids' lives were changed and are still being impacted because of the work that Empower a Child has done. So, thank you for your prayers and encouragment. Y'all are wonderful!
I'll post some pictures from the last few days soon. If any certain project that we did interested you at all, I have plenty more pictures and stories to share. Our main projects were the village, secondary schools, feeding programs at the primary schools, Remand (juvenile) home, Katalemwa (hospital for disabled kids), Kids in Need (home for street boys), and the babies homes. Also, if you're interested in sponsoring a child through Empower a Child, please contact me (bstewa9@tigers.lsu.edu). I saw so many lives changed by that program while I was there. We did home visits to the children that are spnsored, so I got to see first hand what was done through the sponsorship program and how it changed lives. Some MSTs with Empower a Child brought their sponsor children over after going shopping, and I've never seen smiles so big in my life. Please be in prayer about that. It's only $30 a month unless you want to sponsor a special needs child, and it's $40 a month. The special needs program is just beginning. EAC started it after we met a special needs boy in the village and fell in love with him. - I would love to talk to you in more specifics about my trip. :) I know i mentioned this in one of my lasts posts, but if you want to receive my final letter to offically end my trip, just e-mail me your address. I would love to send you one.
Fun Facts:
- The grandparents usually name the kid.
- The bars never close in Kampala. They tried to make the 2 a.m. rule, but it didn't happen. Therefore, we saw lots of crazy drunks on our drive to the airport.
- I don't really think that majority of the people at the airport knew what was going on. We were told the wrong thing about our luggage so many times.
PRAISE THE LORD!
-Auntie Brooke
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