A Missionaries Diary
Today we went to the baby’s home called The Bulrushes. Watoto opened this orphanage for the abandoned babies of Kampala. Many of them have been left in garbage dumps and on the streets with no family to take care of them. There are over 65 babies between the ages of 1 month and 2 years old. Most of the employee’s are volunteers who come in to take care of the babies. I was able to work in the preemie room and feed a little one by the name of Helen. They are such precious children that are now being given a chance for a future because of what Watoto is doing. Matt found a little girl about the same age as his daughter Jerzee. He bonded with her immediately. She laughed and grabbed his nose. These babies will never know the love of a Mom and Dad but will have a home to live in where people love them. Once they reach the age of the age of two they will be placed in Watoto Village in a home with 8 other children and a mother who will raise them. (Connie)
I met the most precious boy at the baby’s home. His name was Abdul he just arrived at the baby’s home three weeks ago. The social workers found him in the garbage. The parents or his caregiver decided that his chicken pox’s were too much to handle. So in return they fed him acid and tried to kill him. Little did they know that God has a plan for this young boy? I could not believe it he is three years old the same age as Jaxson. I spoke with the administrator and she said that he is expected to fully recover. This little boy needs your prayers. There are numerous stories just like this one so let’s do something about this. (Matt)
We then went to Watoto Village to have a traditional Ugandan dinner with one of the families. When we arrived there we were met at the bus by the children and were escorted to their home. They live in a small brick 3 home with 4 children in each room. Three of the girls in this home a members of the African Children’s Choir and sang for the Queen of England last week. We ask them to sing so that Matt could videotape them and sang a beautiful song. Their adopted Mother stood back and watched them with such pride in her eyes. We were then served a delicious dinner of sweet potatoes, chicken, fried bananas, collard greens, and fried bread. They cook over a charcoal grill and have no refrigeration so everything must be eaten that day. (Connie)
