Workshops Successful!

Well our 4 days of workshops are finished and they were so well received.  The teachers were very appreciative of the work that was put into them and  loved their certificates that they received this afternoon.  We have met so many wonderful people and fast friendships have been made with  so many of the teachers.  It has been such a busy time and I am usually in bed before we get onto the internet to blog that I haven't posted since we first got on the internet in Uganda.  The internet here is very sketchy even with the proper modem sticks.  We have not lost power though!  I probably shouldn't say that. :-) 

Sharon will post with all of the details of our time since she is keeping a journal and doing a great job.  I will just let you know what is happening with us today.  Actually I will start with yesterday when Glenna fell on the rocky path between guest houses and scraped up her left leg.   Today Glenna slipped on the hill between the guest house and the church (where the workshops were being held) and she broke 2 of her toes on her left foot.  See a theme here?  Please pray that she does no more to harm her left side or her right side!  She is in a lot of pain tonight so I would really appreciate your prayers for her.  We begin our home visits tomorrow and Glenna doesn't want to be left behind here at the guest house.  She wants to join us on the trip.  We will be visiting the very needy here in this area.  Yesterday I also lost the front part of a tooth and I have that nice filling showing. :-(Note to Ian- I will need an appointment for a crown when I get back :-)) I would also appreciate prayers that it doesn't get worse.  It has been a good couple of days but with its challenges.  We will get through it though.  Glenna is a trooper and refuses to give into pain.  I am  not in any pain with my tooth, I'm glad to say. 

The package arrived today!  Thanks to Tracy for sending it to us.  For those not in the know we left a bag in the van in Toronto. It contained all of Gord's medication and a laptop for the school here along with 4 Kobo readers that we are giving to the schools.  We now have a very big bill  to pay for the shipping along with another bill for the extra luggage in Toronto.  Now the computer teacher at the secondary school will have a computer with which to teach computer skills with.  Can you imagine teaching computers without computers?!  It is theory only. 

There is so much to talk and tell about but I don't know where to start tonight.  We have experienced so much in such a short time.  It is kind of overwhelming.  Actually no kind of to it. It is overwhelming.  You can talk about it, but to  experience it first hand, WOW.  There are so many problems here and such terrible poverty and yet the people have hope and they are always singing. 

I will post more later. 
Blessings to all,
~Julie