Good morning!! We haven't posted a blog entry for a couple of days, although we have an internet stick to connect, it is painfully slow and not always reliable! We will continue to update you all as often as possible!!
Sunday was great starting off with a morning service that was rocking! Afterwards we were thrilled to be approached by a large number of old friends and students in our secondary program. It was fantastic!!!
Our afternoon consisted of another Food Security teaching session, this time at the Kigeme site, so we didn't have to go far! I am really learning about protecting my livestock from parasites - information being soaked up readily here. It is impressive to watch the eagerness with which these beneficiaries are taking in Rachael and Sandra's teaching.
Sunday was great starting off with a morning service that was rocking! Afterwards we were thrilled to be approached by a large number of old friends and students in our secondary program. It was fantastic!!!
Our afternoon consisted of another Food Security teaching session, this time at the Kigeme site, so we didn't have to go far! I am really learning about protecting my livestock from parasites - information being soaked up readily here. It is impressive to watch the eagerness with which these beneficiaries are taking in Rachael and Sandra's teaching.
Rachael and one of our secondary students, Celine! She is proving to be a big help with translation - only in her second year, she has a great grasp of English!
This is the gentleman whose life has been changed by the Food Security Program. One thing drilled into their heads last year was to give fresh water with no additives. This man is demonstrating that he listened!!
Monday, August 6th consisted of visiting two Food Security sites, the first one, Gahira has been part of the program for a while, and the second, Murico, just came on board in January. We saw some improvements at Gahira from last year. They had implemented some of the suggestions we made last year. They still have work to do but it is encouraging to see their eagerness to learn and to want to improve their lives. We visited one man's home who showed us what the Food Security Program had done for him. The year before, he was living in a grass house (the government is making these homes illegal due to the fire risks), and now he has a nice new cement and mud home. He was also able to purchase a new cow who is pregnant now from Artificial Insemination performed by Viateur, the Food Security Veterinarian. The gentleman has said that his life has been very much improved with the program!!
Murico is a new site and still in it's infancy. The area is quite poor which was reflected in some of the children we saw. They are thankful, however, to have the Food Security Team helping them out. They were very appreciative of our visit and seminar. They presented us with two beautiful baskets filled with fruits and tea!! It always amazes us how generous these people are who have absolutely nothing!!!
Murico is a new site and still in it's infancy. The area is quite poor which was reflected in some of the children we saw. They are thankful, however, to have the Food Security Team helping them out. They were very appreciative of our visit and seminar. They presented us with two beautiful baskets filled with fruits and tea!! It always amazes us how generous these people are who have absolutely nothing!!!
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