Cornerstone Children!

Cornerstone Children!
Some of the children at Cornerstone, enjoying a few laughs with me

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Mmm.  A cup of black, strong coffee, bread with real butter, fruit and an omelette (made to order)- staying at a hotel is wonderful!  I also had a real shower today (no wash basin and cup needed!) and it was awesome.  The little things in life...

I have now been in Uganda for a little over a month.  I now have that huge appreciation of things I no longer experience every day (hot breakfasts, water that comes out when commanded by a handle, and a fan blowing all night- it's almost like air conditioning ;). 

Moses continues to do well with developing speech and learning to walk.  This week, for the first time since I started working with him, he pushed my hands away when I helped him stand up (he can't quite get vertical on his own, but almost).  The look on his face when he stood for a few seconds by himself, before sitting down) was priceless.  It was the greatest reward for me this week, watching him finally be self-motivated to walk.  Yeah, Moses!

The other 23 children are doing well.  We are working this week on good sportsmanship during games.  I explained this as: "Have a smile on your face, whether you are on the team you want, if you win, or if you lose."  We'll see how this concept continues to develop- it is sort of a life-long lesson if you ask me, here or in any other country.  It was very encouraging to see the kids all participate cheerfully in Duck-duck-goose after our last discussion about having good attitudes- yahoo!

Love you all, friends and family!  Have a great end-of-the-week...

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