Busy Days with Great Results

The last three weeks have been a blur of activity at Cornerstone.  The kids came home from the village, my mom and I made a journey to western Uganda and three trips to the doctor in Mbale (for her acute respiratory infection), I baked and delivered goods to Budaka and Mbale, Aunt Monicah and I did a program with the kids at church, and I helped the kids get the uniforms fixed (small tears were repaired, initials were sewn on each, and buttons were re-attached) and everything else ready for school this last Monday.  I do love to keep busy, and living here really fills the days for me J

         This last Wednesday, we started a new competition to see which bedroom has the most people showing the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Over the last 9 months, they have studied one characteristic each month and done activities and games themed around that trait.  The children each have a chart in their room, on which we put one sticker for each act each day.  The room with the most actions showing all the fruits of the spirit will win a prize at the end of the month.  The kids are very excited, even without knowing what prize they will earn (they will be as surprised as me, because even though I organized the competition, I haven’t chosen a gift yet, ha).  Hopefully this contest will keep them concentrated on showing all the things they have learned about!

         On Sunday, the kids came and talked to the adults at church about the fruits of the spirit.  The children shared verses from the Bible, sang “Today is the Day” by Lincoln Brewster, and talked about how they have been making better choices to show love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.  It was great to see their confidences being built by standing to speak in front of other people, something that is difficult to do even for many adults (like me!).  Brenda 2 shared that she now shows love by “loving her room,” and Sarah said she shows peace by no longer “beating up other people.”  So glad so see that the kids are not only hearing all of us adults talk about these things, but that they are taking responsibility for their own behavior.  It’s so wonderful to see the kids maturing in this!

        

Thanks for reading my blog!  Until next week,

Abby