The last few weeks of this school year were bitter sweet. There was so much change. I had a wonderful time with the children. The end of 1st grade is such an amazing time. Over the past year they learned SO much! Most of them can now read at an appropriate speed and subtract numbers without using their fingers! It’s really rewarding to remember back to when they first came and some of them didn’t even know their letters to seeing them currently reading 60 words a minute! They did a great job for their last chapel, singing songs like “He’s my rock, my sword, my shield…”, “There were 12 Disciples”, and Alphabet bible song that was sung on a Psalty tape where they memorized lots of bible verses! I had gotten so attached to those kids over the past year that it was VERY hard for me to say goodbye. I tried holding back the tears until they were all gone, but the tears started flowing as the 3rd from last child was giving me the final ‘hand shake, hi-five, or hug’. Those last 3 I will probably never see again, as they are moving on, and it just broke my heart. I’ve really grown to love these kids as I’ve gotten to know them and their ways. Luckily my cousin Sarah was visiting me before she went off to work in a Hospital in western Uganda so I had a shoulder to cry on. I will continue praying for those kids for a long time to come. Please pray with me that they will continue to follow Jesus as they go onto Grade 2 and new challenges in their lives.
I would also love for you to start praying with me for the incoming Grade 1 class. I am a bit intimidated as there are around 14 boys and 3 girls. Yikes! There is no way to place the rowdy boys next to all the girls this time. We’ve still got a month before school starts, but it’s never too early to start praying for something!
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