Post from Wendy:

Greetings from Uganda! We had another amazing day today. We went to the Railways (a dwelling place for displaced people). Lillian organized a day for the children which was well over 300 of them! As we drove in, we were greeted with huge grins and children running towards our car. As we exited, they swarmed us and the children tried to grab onto any part of our exposed skin, so it wasn't unusual to have 5 children grabbing on to our fingers, wrists, and up our arms! It was a little overwhelming at first but you can't help but feel drawn towards their adorable big eyes and lovely smiles. We took a walk around the railways and saw peoples homes. Then Lillian had all the children form a circle in their school playground...this took awhile and there were moments of confusion  but in time, we were playing games. They taught us a cat and rat game and I was the first cat to be chased in and out of their circle! We all had our turns and then it was my turn to teach them the Hokey Pokey and "Wendy says". After the games, the children sang us songs that they knew and then I taught them a few. Their voices were beautiful! Mike and Glenn arranged a soccer game, girls against boys until our soccer ball popped. In the meantime we got the other children in some sort of line for lunch. Lillian and her friends had cooked rice and a Ugandan vegetable and meat stew. Mikaela and I helped serve the rice. It was astounding to see Lillian organize so many hungry children. Everyone was served and then there was some left over for seconds. The children sit in the grass and eat the food with their hands and many older siblings are carrying their younger brothers or sisters on their backs. Once lunch was finished, we distributed clothing to as many as we could. It was very difficult not to have enough for everyone, considering they are all extremely poorly dressed. We finished up our day by teaching groups of 15 or so older children, how to make friendship bracelets. It was supposed to be only 5 at a time but they kept pouring into the classroom where Mikaela was cutting the embroidery thread. We tried to keep the others busy outside with bubbles and a frisbee. They had never seen one before and once we tossed it to them and they got the idea, they loved it! Mikeala did a fabulous job in preparing the thread for maybe 80 bracelets. The children caught on quickly to the design and in no time, we were tying bracelets on all their wrists. On our way out, we organized the children in the field for a "sweet" scramble. Candies were tossed in the air, every direction and children ran to and fro collecting them. At one point i found myself knocked to the ground beside a crying 2 year old. I quickly unwrapped a candy and popped it in her mouth. Its hard to describe in words the emotions we felt throughout the day. Overall, it was an experience I will never forget and I am so thankful to be here. Ugandan people are so friendly and warm and helpful and full of gratitude. I am humbled by the joy they exhibit despite their dire circumstances.