Missing you guys!

I don't have some in depth academic discussion but I just wanted to say I am missing my fellow pilgrims! I have given a few talks to the parishes and the school children and I don't seem to do justice to what we experienced. Sharing the "pain and hope" of our Ugandan friends through pictures or videos seems not to do the experience justice.

The children at my school have been the most fascinated and they were a fun group. I dressed in my Ugandan "shirt" and the middle school students thought it was "cool".

Our school continues to be pen pals and raise money for lunches and school fees for the children of St Joseph. They are "children helping children".

The local parish has built 10 wells for Fr. Joe's parish and they keep going. I hope to help them in the future. One of the men who donated money in honor of his wife, who passed away recently, was tearful as I showed pictures of "Mary's Well" with the villagers enjoying water from the well.

Another mom who donated funds for another well in the name of her daughter (Michelle's Well),who was a chemist working on water purification projects in the US, was thrilled when I told her that the women villagers told that the water was very "sweet".

Anyway, miss you and hoping that we can continue to share.