Last days...

Last days..

I can hardly believe this trip is coming to an end. I am deeply saddened because I have family here now and I hate thinking that it could be years before I see them again. But, I have had the most amazing time. Things I will never forget. Stories, faces and hearts that will be with me forever.

We traveled to Busia on monday which is the boarder town of Kenya. We spoke with the probation officer. This guys works alone. He deals with every problem imaginable when if comes to protecting the people. He was the one person that spoke a lot about the corruption in the government, police and other officials involved with trafficking. Seems that this problem of people that should be taking care of citizens, are using them, destroying them and taking their trust just as it happens in the states. It makes it feel hopeless when you know you need those people to protect. We continue to see the same things.

Just as the states are missing certain steps in this fight, Uganda is just missing different ones than we are. When I get back I will be writing a blog about all I observe and how that applies to us in the states. I've learned so much. I have many opinions and facts to come home with!

Our last venture was going back to UDELL. Which was the rehabilitation home with over 200 kids. Two of our team got their hair done, but with my boy hair I couldn't :) I got to sit with a girl about 17. She wanted me to pray with her and tell me her story. What an honor. The shorter version of her story is that her father died, she hasn't seen her mother in 6 years and she had to get a job to take care of her grandfather. Keep in mind that she is now 17, not when this happened. She ended up working as a domestic. He worked for a long time and never got paid. She was a slave...
A lady found her, saw what was going on and brought her to this place. She is a strong girl. We found out at the end that we had the same birthday :)

Thank you so much for the support! Know that it was worth every moment. I'm headed to the airport today. First stop, Amsterdam and then home. Well...one of my homes :)