Hi Everyone,

Spencer continues to have a great time serving in Uganda.
We communicate with her frequently via texts, phone calls, Instagram, Facebook and Face Time.  Modern communication certainly makes the 7,429 miles seem much closer.  Spencer sometimes forgets that the time zone there is a mere 7 hours ahead of us so we sometimes receive calls at 2:20am.  This morning Angela was texting with her at 6:00am.

Clinton dressed for church.

She is busy caring for the children, rotating among the three homes that Sozo operates.  Their goal is to provide a 'home-like' setting for the children as opposed to simply warehousing them.  The houses are quite nice with each having a House mother and House father.  The children are grouped in homes according to age and they share the chores of maintaining a home.  They share their meals 'family style' and of course the older children help care for the younger ones. Spencer helps with the cooking and she also does quite a bit of ironing as the children's school uniforms require ironing.  I didn't realize that Spencer knew how to iron since I have to iron her clothes when she is home.  They must have a different type of iron or something in Uganda.

 After helping the younger children get ready for school, Spencer and the other interns go into the local village and form relationships with those who live there often by assisting the families in whatever ways they can.  They also work with the

A child from a nearby village.

 children in the government sponsored schools by hosting weekly field days.  There is a distinct difference between the government schools and the schools the Sozo kids attend.  The Sozo children are sponsored by folks in the US and attend private schools.

I particularly like the photo to the left of Spencer holding a sleeping child.  As I have continued to look at it I am reminded that it doesn't matter how much stuff we have or how poor we are, it matters not where we live,  our ethnicity or gender notwithstanding, the thing that we have in common is a need to feel safe and to experience the love of another human being.  Just maybe we can change the world one person at a time.  I think that's how Jesus went about his work.

A home in the more rural area where Spencer visits.

Helping a family carry water.

A view of the community where Spencer lives.

A nearby village also known as 'the slums.'