family

The good news of the day is that Brian's fever broke and his pain is mostly gone--praise God. He is so good. Thank you to EVERYONE for the prayers--they were greatly needed. Please continue to pray for his continued recovery and I'll keep you all posted on his progress.

There's no much information to report this evening. Today was a day for administrative work over here in Uganda. I didn't get a chance to see the boys, which always is a bit upsetting, but Andrew and I were able to go to a prominent newspaper, New Vision, to meet with the Deputy Editor. She has assigned one of her writers, a "features" journalist and art critic, to come to the grounds where our art workshop will take place to do a write-up for the paper. After we met with her Andrew and I were able to take several hours to sit in a local cafe and discuss the details and vision for The Street Child Project. We were also able to talk in depth about each child and begin records for each of them which include important background information like family, health and school history. We were also able to make a list of the contact information for some of the kids living relatives. We had such a lovely afternoon talking about our kids--we just adore every single one of them and thank God he has decided to use us to reach out to this group.

I can't end this post without saying that the boys really are transforming, step by step. Since Andrew has gained their trust, their fighting is truly non-existent now and they resolve their conflicts verbally and maturely. They volunteer to lead Bible study and feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and prayers with one another. Perhaps most importantly, they continue to express that, in this community God has decided to knit together, they believe they have finally found family.