Also in Katondo, we gave a VBS story and craft to the kids.  Jenny talked about salvation the first day, and the kids made salvation bracelets as their craft; the second day, the story was about how God is always there, even though you can't see Him.  The kids made kites that day out of brown lunch bags and string, symbolic of how the air that we can't see fills the bags and enables the kites to fly. Just as the air is invisible, God also is naked to the eye, but when He calls us to Him, He fills us up and we become free through His Son. "It is freedom that Christ has set us free." Galatians 5:1a  "We live by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7  We brought crayons and stickers for them to decorate with.  There was so much joy in the kite craft.  The kids were running around flying their kites, following Beth and laughing and smiling seeing just how fast they could go!!  What a joy it was to see such happiness come out of something so simple to make, and the illustration was just perfect!  Beth and Emily were great with the kids, playing "duck, duck goose" and hand games with them.  The kids also got a kick out of blowing up medical latex gloves and  keeping them up into the air, not letting them touch the ground.  

I was in charge of the hygiene clinic.  I showed the kids how to wash their hands well with soap and water, and also how to brush their teeth. We were able to hand out toothbrushes and toothpaste and bar soap that was donated to all the kids there!

Susan  read scripture with the older kids, and passed out small Bibles for them to keep.  The older kids read English fairly well, so they were able to take turns reading and they got to talk about what those passages meant to them.  How awesome!

We also held a medical mission there at Katondo.  Dr. Butler is a pediatrician so he saw many kids with a wide range of symptoms and diseases.  Medicine such as antibiotics, children's cough syrup, de-worming pills, ibuprophin, and tylenol were provided for us to give to the kids- and to the adults we saw- in need.  There was also a physician's assistant named Mwawi that worked in one of MOH's crisis nursery's that traveled with us to a couple centers.  She was able to help in seeing and diagnosing the huge turnout of patients.  It was truly amazing at how the Lord equipped us with specific people to help us do His work. This happened more than once. "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:9b-10