Jigger Clinics/School Supplies/Games

We drove to a school to run a jigger removal clinic, hand out school supplies, tell bible stories, and play games with the kids. So many kids at this little school.

 

Don't know what a jigger is? Ready for this? Its a small flea like bug that lives in the dirt. You can't even see it when it lands on you. If you don't keep you feet and hands clean, these little things bury into the skin (usually in the feet and fingers) and grow. They will multiply in the skin quickly. They feast on your blood. The bigger they get, blisters and infections occur. Sometimes resulting in losing the toenails and fingernails. It's extremely itchy and painful. Most of the time, when children get them, they are not removed. We came in to remove them.  

 

These ladies are ready to start removing jiggers. This is where the donations of medical supplies came in. THANK YOU!!

 

Here are a few of the children

Setting up for the clinic.

She is ready to get started!

Thank you for the flip flop donations! We are able to give them shoes after the jiggers are removed. 

Washing Feet

Also cleaned up and bandaged opened wounds of all sorts. 

 

She was a little scared but was comforted and given sweeties

Removing Jiggers. These children are tough. Rarely saw any shed a tear while we are digging in their feet and hands. 

While the rest waited to be treated. We sang, danced, told bible stories and had a puppet show. 

 

Tug of War game. The Muzungus against the Ugandans.

Dance Game

 

The School House

Handing out school supplies

Peeking out at me from in between the boards of the school. 

Children's Party

Catching up on some of my blogging (: A few weeks back a team from Canada threw a party for the Sonrise Children, Mirembe Girls, and the local Village Children. Big success! They planned for 100 kids, around 300 came!

Bubbles!

Jumping Ropes

Face Drawings (:

Canadian Stickers Anyone?

The hit of the party. So much fun!

The majority put the stickers on their heads.

Cat, Cat, Mouse (Duck, Duck, Goose) with Water Balls

Snack Time! Juice and Popcorn for everyone!

They enjoyed the snacks and games!

Transitions from the Old to the New Church

The church has moved! This is a huge blessing. The church was growing and we were losing space. Everyone was not able to fit under the shelter and were sitting on the ground around the shelter. Through prayer, we decided to move the church off the children's home land and to another lot down the road where more people can see where we are. We ordered the tent in town for the new church. While it was being made, the church went on a few day fast to pray over that land and tent. After much prayer, God said that was not the land the church needed to be on. Found another piece of land 2 lots next to the baby home for less rent and the perfect space! Praise God! The tent was finished and being delivered. Last Tuesday the tent started going up. Thursday the old church was being torn down. Bittersweet moment.

The Old Church - a few weeks before our 3 year anniversary

Here is the process of the new church being built

Taking a break...

My favorite picture

The chicken family that roams the church yard

 

 

 Here it is!

And taking down the old....

We would like to thank everyone who prayed and gave financially for us to buy the tent and rent the land! It is a blessing to be here and we have room to grow. This Sept. 1st was our first Sunday in the new church and we had a good turn out. Had 8 visitors and a couple people came to know the Lord that day. Thankful for a pastor who teaches the Word.