It is Saturday evening after another incredible day. Yeah, I know, I say that every day is incredible, but they really are. However, I am struggling trying to decide what to write today. So much is happening but what do you really want to hear about? Do you want to hear the fun, exciting days that we have or do you want to hear the truth about the reality of what the additional kids that we had to rescue the past few days have been through? I don’t want to ruin your day and I don’t want to make light of what is such a serious situation. So I find myself at a loss of direction. Tonight the team is writing some statements about how their lives are being changed so we will see what is on their hearts.

Some of the Things I Could Write About Today:

• The fun story of how our bus driver pulled over on the side of the road to tell me that it was my turn to drive in Uganda; and that I actually did it!
• The story of how our team came up with a banana ministry, buying bunches of bananas and handing them out all over the village.
• The story of how we rescued 5 more children yesterday, all of which were being beaten and three of which were siblings being placed on the highway in traffic by their crazy mother, in hopes that they would be run over.
• The story of Robert telling us with tears flowing down his face about how he struggled to find food to feed his 4 siblings that  were completely abandoned almost a year ago.
• The story of how our first fresh water well is progressing.
• The story of how the team is really serving the staff at Hope Children’s Home.
• The story about Mercy, one of our kids and how her two older sisters around 13 and 14 had become prostitutes while her and her twin sister were locked in a house by their father in order to starve them. We then heard how her twin died in that situation and how Mercy had to lie next to her dead sister until someone smelled the death and rescued her and brought her to us very sick.
• The story of how we met our neighbors at the new 20 acres of land.
• The story of every member of our team that was at Hope was crying their eyes out today.
• The story of how child after child after child stood up today and poured out their hearts and tears to us, telling us stories of their life before coming to Hope and the testimony of their life after you helped rescue them. However, if I actually told you the stories, they would certainly ruin your day.
• The story of how we are expanding our home to provide for the two dozen more children that we have taken in recently.

Well, that would only scratch the surface of the past couple of days. However, to sum it up, the team that we have been spending time with is doing a fantastic job. They are serving, loving, caring, praying and ministering to your kids. I would also like to say that so many lives have been changed and are being changed every day in both the kids and the team and that it is truly amazing. Thanks for your prayers and support.

Mike