Hodge Podge Post

We have good news to report!
First, Gideon (our Youth Feature #2) got sponsored and is now attending Secondary School. And second, as the picture above indicates we have been able to spruce up the youth center a bit. The students LOVE having their picture taken and the wall is a big hit. Hopefully the space begins to feel a bit more welcoming to the rest of the students and can slowly start to even out between nursery and youth center. I have been talking to some solar power organizations in Uganda and am hoping one might lead to sponsoring our site for installing solar power...but it is as you would imagine a long and bureaucratic process. Lisa and I will be visiting Gulu in a few days and checking out some schools that had solar power installed by a particular non-profit...so hopefully I might be able to get a foot in the door through connections there. And lastly, Ben supplied us with a bunch of Soccer Without Borders bracelets (think LiveStrong) that we have slowly begun to give out to those that take leadership roles or help others, take initiative, etc. The initial "Teacher Stevie I want a bracelet, give me a bracelet!" was prevalent but now it has slowly changed into pleasant solidarity. Those with bracelets have really stepped up. For example, Daniela (Jacques daughter no less) wrote down everyones equipment on a sheet of paper and returned everything to me folded, tied and ready to be put away. I was shocked as that was my next goal...but something I figured was a month away from being introduced as we've still had issues with people returning equipment, things getting lost, etc. Thanks for reading, more next time!