DISCLAIMER: THIS POST REFERS TO THE ACTUAL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON JAN 12TH, 2011 IN JINJA, UGANDA, AND HAVE NO REFERENCE TO ACTUAL EVENTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OCCUR ON JAN 13TH FOR THESE HAVE NOT BEEN DECIDED. YET THIS IS POSTED ON JAN 13TH. READ AND REFER TO JAN 12TH.
Today was great everyone was sore from Jeremy’s boot camp of sports and stretches. Everyone was super pumped to start our first day of being the kids all day. Once we arrived at church/college/school where we were working with the kids we enjoyed tea time with the kids. Many of us learned new sign language and have been trying to figure out all the sign names for our deaf kids because they have given all of us unique sign names. Today in addition to our deaf kids we were blessed to have JJ and Christian, two mostly blind kids, joining up with us. JJ has a God given musical talent and he played some amazing drums and he can sing our Jesus like you cant believe. Today we started our vocational training with Jessie leading Photography, Lynn working with Bernard and Pam in Jewelry making, and Gay teaching Embroidery. We spent all day with the kids and enjoyed having lunch with them. After we finished up with the kids we went out to dinner at a restaurant called 2 friends (which in one of Rebecca’s favorite places) we had a great time at dinner. The ketchup bottle attacked Jeremy and Lynn made some great comments. It was just a good chance to unwind and talk about our day. Everyone has been doing well besides being sore and tired we are all doing great. Bottled water is a must and we are drinking a lot. Everyone drank about 1.5 liters today while as Jeremy drank 4.5 liters. So we are all staying hydrated and eating well. These kids are amazing to work with. They are so happy to teach us their sign language and its fun to learn, can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings us.
- Jeremy Byrnes
We love the upbeat update. Those kids seem like they are very special. Keep up the great work!!
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