Pool Time

Here's a picture of me with 3 of our Cornerstone children.  All of these kids took care of their belongings and saved their allowance to come to Mbale and swim.  We are so proud of them for showing responsibility!

For none of them having been in water before, they all picked up on the splashing game very quickly, as you can see in the picture below :)  From left they are: Brenda 2, Mutwahiru, and Sarah.

As we were driving to the hotel, I asked them if any knew how to swim.  Only Mutwahiru, whose about 11 years old, answered "Yes."  I asked him where he had been swimming from, and he said "I haven't."  I asked who taught him, and he said "My mother."  I don't know if you've ever heard of learning to swim without any water, but this was my first time! 

This last picture is of Magdalene and I.  She's about 3 years old and was terrified of the water for the first 20 minutes.  But within a short time, she was jumping into the pool on her own.  When we got back to Budaka, she told me she was going to go back to Mbale again next week!