Hello Everyone

This post will be kind of short. I don't have a whole lot to say. But I do have some pictures so hopefully they will load.

This week has been a bit slow. I think it was Monday that I decided to go with the wheelchair team. There was the team that came in June and then now there is a small group of people who are doing interviews of people who received chairs. They went to two places.... one place was pretty much in town and the other was really really really really far. Like over 2 hours of driving. Really far.

The first man was actually I believe a commander in the war. He was one of the first people to be abducted when he was 15 in like 1987. Yeah, thats a long time ago. He lost his leg close to year 2000 and was in the war for 15-20 years total. He story was really incredible, but you could also see how the war really affected him. He has many wives and has a bit of a skewed perspective of churches and Christianity but I also see hope in him to have a big impact on people. It was really amazing to listen to him and all the things he went through.

The second man was the one from the village really really far away. I remembered him from the wheelchair distribution, and he also remembered me! He stepped on a land mine and that is how his leg got really messed up... and it was only last year that it happened. His name is Richard and he said very few words but you could tell he had a good heart and a lot of hope. He had no bitterness or complains which is kinda rare in this area. He was just really thankful for his life and even had hopes for the future. It was worth the drive to meet with him.

These are twin babies Opio and Achen. They were so adorable they belonged to the first man we visited who was in the war. The only problem is that Robert (the doctor) found that the boy Opio was having trouble holding up his neck which is why he is in the basket.

This is Richard the one who remembers me from the distribution. 

I dont know why this picture is distorted but that was the man who was in the war and some of his family. 

In the wheel chair is Katie. The one with the Camera is Glen (who went to George Fox!!) and Robert Doctor is the black guy. The two are from Joni and friends and were a part of the interview team. There was also Tommy, Lori, and Pastor Francis.

There should be another picture of pastor francis and a baby but it didnt upload. 

So yesterday I was also in town and I went to my friend Lydia's home to pick some clothes I has made! Oh my gosh they were amazing and it made my day. Everyone thinks I look so smart in them (that means I'm lookin good). She sews so well and she had polio as a child so her legs dont work. So she is the only seamstress I know who sews sitting on the ground. Erik took pictures of us... a few too many.

As you can tell we had a good time. 

That's about all for today sorry I dont have time for more. Aloysius was gracious enough to take me to town even if it is a small amount of time. It seems like everyday he tries to rest and misses the oppertunity. I think the people at Sports Outreach need to spend 2 months here like I have. Then they would really see what goes on and the amazingly huge tasks that Aloysius and his family face everyday. Thank you for your prayers.