Time to start introducing a few people I met on my travels, accompanied by some of the photos I took. Some people have already seen a sneak preview of Jared on my Facebook page, but for the benefit of the rest of you here he is again. Jared is just one of the gorgeous young children Steve Lancaster and I met when we visited the Good Shepherd Fold (GSF) orphanage near Jinja. We had a lot of fun playing with Jared and his friends and we think they enjoyed it, too, judging by the smiles and laughter. They were certainly reluctant to let us go.


By the way, the building in the background of the photo of Steve and the kids houses some of the latrines! You could find them with your eyes closed, if you know what I mean.


It was a delight to meet Katie and see the place where she and others are trying to bring the love of God into the lives of some very damaged children. One little girl we met was there not because she is an actual orphan but because she had been raped by her father and had been placed at GSF for safety by social workers. She can remain until she is 17, but legally she must then be returned to her family. 

The young lady behind Katie is Sarah, an American girl who has been on a short-term assignment and was about to return home.

The next photo is of the AIM mission partners from Europe who work in the Central Region of Africa. It was great to actually meet people whose faces were familiar from our prayer diary and who we pray for regularly in the Nottingham office. There are a few faces missing because not everyone was able to make it to the conference.

All for now, but keep visiting as there will be lots more to see and read over the next few days.