This morning we went back to the Kiwumulu Orphanage to say goodbye to the children and the teachers who have touched our hearts.  Although each of these almost 100 children have lost both of their parents it is heartening to know that they are being cared for and loved each and every day.  Little David, the sweetest boy is HIV+ and has hope of a decent life at the orphanage.  The house mothers, teachers, aides, and administrators are all warm and friendly and truly care for the children.  It was sad to say goodbye, but we are encouraged by their work.

We headed to the building site and found out that the delivery of rock needed to complete the concrete floors was delayed as the truck was in the shop being repaired.  Thankfully the roofing timbers had been delivered and the crew worked on connecting the boards to each other to be able to span the entire building.  This is a slow process using a hand say and metal strapping.  Some of the workers had their last day on the job today so we gathered them all together for a photo.  There were several young men who are struggling to make it in this very hard life of Uganda, but we tried to pass on as much knowledge and advice as we could and left each of them with a bible.

We have one more work day tomorrow and will say goodbye to the project without completing the roof.  We leave knowing that they will be able to pay for the materials to get the roof done.  We will still need to raise additional funds for the doors, windows, furniture and the solar panels.  There is still work to be done to finalize the building past this point and we will be praying for God to show us how that will be done.