it wouldn't be an african gathering if it didn't end in a dance party!
about a month ago we started a children of grace book club with this bunch and it has definitely become the highlight of our weekends. we're plowing through the boxcar children and it's so interesting to hear their responses to the issues that come up in a story about orphaned children.
it has also been so encouraging to see their excitement for reading and learning. some of the things we've seen in uganda seem so irreversible, so confusing and so complicated, but sunday afternoons have become a reminder that there is hope here. something as simple as an afternoon under the trees with these five strong, intelligent, and high-spirited students is so meaningful--not for them (well, maybe for them), but for me. i'll never forget this time that i get to spend with the students who will one day change this country.
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