WHAT AN AWESOME God we serve! Today we had the privilege of going to BUKASA PRIMARY SCHOOL and doing some jja jja visits. We arrived in the morning and set up our clinic. I had the honor of being part of the Visual Aquity team with AmyLynn, Dina,Sunday and Alexander(a local young man). Today we served the students and faculty of Bukasa. It was so much fun working with them! They are so proud of their new glasses or sunglasses. They sang some songs for us and the kids enjoyed watching what we were doing and having their pictures taken. They love to see themselves in the pictures.
In the afternoon I went with AmyLynn and a lovely young social worker named Nora. We walk from the school into the main part of the village to meet with the jja jja's. We stopped at the grocery store to pick up food gift bags. We take rice, beans, bread, corn meal,sugar for their families and we also took some toiletries and stuffed animals and an article of clothing for a child. They are so appreciative of everything they receive. We talked with them to get to know them a little more and pray with them. It is so humbling to receive such love and thanks. It really makes you appreciate how blessed we are in America. We returned safely back to the Stevensons because of the tricky driving of Moses and Sunday. It was a tiring, humbling, blessed day. Now for a shower and a wonderful dinner provided Colleen and Tim's staff, Flaudia and Jackie. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS! We are surely feeling the love and support. GOODNIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU! LOVE YOU ALL, Lynn
Beginning the Work
Sunday March 17: I guess it’s actually continuing the work. If you know us you know we have been preparing for a few months now. Once we pulled out of the driveway Friday morning to drive to Buffalo, it was too late to squeeze in one more thing in to do. The SUV was full to the brim with the suitcases for our clothes etc but also equipment. Sunday ... Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in Thanksgiving. Col. 2:6,7. Today we arrived in Saudia Arabia about 7:30....after a 12 hour flight... after a 4 hour flight...and a four hour sleep at the hotel......after a 7 hour drive. But we weren’t finished. We walked to the other end of the airport, got on a bus for 20 minutes. And boarded a plane for a five hour flight to Entebbe. Are you exhausted just reading that? So, yes we are exhausted. Our adrenaline was keeping us going. We got to Entebbe, Uganda about
So nice to hear from you.
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ReplyDeleteGod bless you all , stay safe !!!
ReplyDeleteOur God is amazing 💖... thank you for the updates 🙏❤️
ReplyDeletePraying for your visit to be fruitful and for safety. Also for health and strength for each of you.
ReplyDeletePraise be to God.
ReplyDeleteSally, I’m pretty new to your adventure. I don’t know what a jja jja is. Please enlighten me. I will continue to pray for you and your team.
ReplyDeleteThe Jjas-Jjas are grandmothers who are raising grandchildren. We visited two grandfathers, today, and four grandmothers! Sally
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