The weeks are flying by! As my time here gets shorter, I’m finding myself so torn between the extremes of missing my family and wanted to be home, and thinking of just how much I am going to miss being here. The hardest part of all will be leaving these children (Sarah in particular) that I know I will likely never see again.

In my time here and with all that I have experienced, the best times I have had are just playing with the children on the living room floor. I love to see the smiles on their faces and hear them laugh – it fills my heart with so much joy! Being here at the house caring for the children, preparing meals, cleaning, grocery shopping, and organizing are what I love to do best…I guess I’m destined to be a stay at home mom. :)

Although I have enjoyed things like: home visits, running errands, going to Kampala...etc., (and I’m super grateful for the experiences) I think that if I were ever to be here long term, I would love to for the most part just be home caring for children. …It’s what I love. :)

Nusula’s time here at our house is coming to a close. :( She’s improved so much since I first arrived, and Renee plans to transition her home within the week.
I’m going to miss that girl!

When I got here, Nusula had been here for 2 weeks. She was so little; she hardly played or interacted, and most of the time she would just sit there and play with her toe. (One of her all time favorite things to do!) As the weeks went by she began to open up and interact more, she started crawling, and over the last month she’s been pulling up on things and is so close to walking - I really hope she does so before I leave!

Nusula is 2, but because of being malnourished her growth and development were stunted, so she is just now getting to the place she needs to be. I’m so blessed that I can play a small part in helping these children to get well!

Blair is also heading home soon, so it may just be three children (Kamula, Sarah, and Selah) here in the house when I leave. I’m very thankful that it’s working out this way, so Renee will have a lesser work load as she will be here by herself.

Tomorrow we are doing a home visit for Sarah. (She’s the one in my profile picture.) Please pray for safety and for the Lord’s will do be done. We are visiting her home and speaking to some of her relatives to explore if any of them can care for her when she’s finished in the program. If not, Renee will then look into other options for her.

I don’t pretend to know what’s best for Sarah, but I really want her to be in a home where she is wanted and well loved. I know the best thing I can do is pray and trust her to God’s care…please join me in prayer for this precious girl. I wish I could just bring her home with me!