It's so wonderful to see God's work at the Beersheba project in just this week. God has answered the prayers of the members of the team who work here all year round and us, who are only here for such a short time.

Earlier in the week we learnt of the biannual circumcision ceremony that was currently taking place for the Bugisu tribe. Cissy, one of the teachers, warned the children to go straight home rather than go to the ceremony where much alcohol is drunk and rape is common as well as kidnapping for child sacrifice or slavery. The president is trying to promote this festival as a tourist attraction for the region. As a group we prayed for protection upon the children. God answered our prayers and kept them safe!

We were talking to the catch up leader, Stella, about the children in the community and we asked about Paul, one of the quietest preschool children. Paul had a large and distinctive scar on his head. When he was one, his Mum had left some food cooking on the fire and wasn't watching him properly, he got hungry so went to get some food. The boiling porridge poured all over his head. He suffered from poor health for the next year.

It was very sad to say goodbye to everyone at Mbale today and we would so love to stay. However we are equally excited about what we will encounter in Kampala. The team at Beersheba send their wishes to all who are supporting us back in the UK and are so thankful that the funds were provided for us to come. So thank you to everyone who donated (even by eating cake).


Please pray:
-the things talked about above.
-energy: we have a day in the bus tomorrow and then 2 days at the safari, so pray that we can get good rest to be back to normal for Kampala.
-the good work will continue at the Beersheba project, and that they can raise the funds they need to fulfil their plans for expansion.