Schedule for April 4th
Phil's schedule for the day:
Children of war and psychosocial activities
Debrief with the Gulu management team.
Notes from an April 3rd email from Phil:
It has been a powerful week so far. We have one more day in the Gulu area and we are visiting the Childreen of War Center on April 4. We just got back from visiting a displacement camp and visited a household of six children, the oldest, the 16 year old, is the head of the house. The poverty is overwhelming. Basic needs, such as water are difficult to come by. We visited a local water source, a spring which supplies the locals with drinking water. By any standard we know, this water did not appear sanitary.
One of the schools we visited had bullet holes on the side of the building - from the LRA. Another primary school we visited had no desks, chairs, or benches, and the children sit on the cement floor. We visited the St Thomas Moore Secondary School, and the needs there are just as great. While these schools subsist on nothing, they were very welcoming to the World Vision team, and we were all impressed by the leadership and vision of the headmaster.
More to come later.................
Reminder to the congregation:
Please remember that there will be a book discussion at Church this Sunday (April 6) from 2 to 4 in the Parlor - the book is "Girl Soldier" which is Grace Akallo's story of abduction by the LRA as a young girl in Uganda. Grace has been to UCC Medfield on two occcasions and her story is very inspiring.
Thanks to the dedication of many activists, the situation for children in Northern Uganda is much changed. Abductions have ceased and children are no longer walking miles at night to seek safety. However, the rebuilding and rehabilitation effort needed is immense. I would invite anyone who is interested in learning more (even if they haven't read the book) to join us in the Parlor on Sunday from 2 to 4. Books are available in the church office.
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Children of war and psychosocial activities
Debrief with the Gulu management team.
Notes from an April 3rd email from Phil:
It has been a powerful week so far. We have one more day in the Gulu area and we are visiting the Childreen of War Center on April 4. We just got back from visiting a displacement camp and visited a household of six children, the oldest, the 16 year old, is the head of the house. The poverty is overwhelming. Basic needs, such as water are difficult to come by. We visited a local water source, a spring which supplies the locals with drinking water. By any standard we know, this water did not appear sanitary.
One of the schools we visited had bullet holes on the side of the building - from the LRA. Another primary school we visited had no desks, chairs, or benches, and the children sit on the cement floor. We visited the St Thomas Moore Secondary School, and the needs there are just as great. While these schools subsist on nothing, they were very welcoming to the World Vision team, and we were all impressed by the leadership and vision of the headmaster.
More to come later.................
Reminder to the congregation:
Please remember that there will be a book discussion at Church this Sunday (April 6) from 2 to 4 in the Parlor - the book is "Girl Soldier" which is Grace Akallo's story of abduction by the LRA as a young girl in Uganda. Grace has been to UCC Medfield on two occcasions and her story is very inspiring.
Thanks to the dedication of many activists, the situation for children in Northern Uganda is much changed. Abductions have ceased and children are no longer walking miles at night to seek safety. However, the rebuilding and rehabilitation effort needed is immense. I would invite anyone who is interested in learning more (even if they haven't read the book) to join us in the Parlor on Sunday from 2 to 4. Books are available in the church office.
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