Dumpster babies anyone??

Okay so here are a few updates---

Malaria-
After the horrendous episode with Stacies illness, Emily took a blood test which tested positive. Then AmyRose began feeling ill and we decided it would be best for her to take a test as well. Guess what?! Positive again. Then Mama Pease took a blood test, not because she wasn't feeling well, but because we wanted to find out if the test was faulty....which in turn was positive. We found out that we were reading the tests incorrectly and that Stacie had TWO lines which was in fact positive but the rest of the family had ONE line, which means we do not have to have lock-down and quarantine the entire household!! Stacie is feeling 100% better-thank you for all your prayers!!

Remand home-
As we told you in the last blog, we have been put on a program for every Saturday to go and minister to the kids in the children's prison. We have been super excited about this because most of the kids in the prison have done nothing legally wrong, they just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time!! So before going on Saturday, we stopped at the supermarket to get huge bags of candies and suckers for the kids!! We walked the rest of the way with these massive bags of candies and once we got there, we were greeted with friendly smiles of about ten people we had not seen before. The wardens assistant came out and told us we were not allowed to see the kids. With our hearts breaking, Stacie asked "Why can't we see the kids??" "Because you do not get to." "Look, we came all the way from Entebbe-which is about an hour and a halfs drive on a "taxi" to see these kids. We have to see them." "Sorry. You are not on the schedule." "Yes, we are!! We are on the schedule to come EVERY Saturday. Why can't we see them." "Well, we changed the schedule." At this point, we were super frustrated and decided to just leave before we got ugly. We ended up passing candies out to the street kids. It is always a challenge with the language barrier because we are always wanting to share Jesus, but it is so hard when we cannot speak the language. So we just pass the suckers out saying Jesus loves you...and pray that they understand. At least their tummies will be satisfied for the time being. :-)

Ssanyu-
We went to the Ssanyu babies home again today. And again we are sitting here with the stench of soured milk, unwashed, snotty nosed children and are continually reminded with every whiff of the beautiful bodies that so often go untouched and that they are so precious to Jesus. Our hearts break secondly with the thought that Emily was found only weeks ago in a dirt pit, unclothed, with no explanation. Just a bare bottomed baby crying out from hunger pains and not having a mommy or daddy to ease her comfort. Or for Benjamin who was found in a dumpster and left for death. Benjamin was malnourished to the point that his bones were popping out of his body and he was struggling for breath. For months they had to treat Benjamin with tender care in hopes and prayer that he would continue breathing. After 6 months, Benjamin is finally able to eat solid foods and is always all in smiles every time we see him. Or how about Francis' story. Francis is a ten month old who, they say, was the most malnourished kid they have ever seen. He came from the hands of a demon possessed woman who, the demons told her that if she fed her son, they would kill her. So she wouldn't feed Francis and slowly, Francis was starving to death. The police found Francis and took him to the Ssanyu. Francis has a lot of problems and needs so much care. He is ten months old and cannot sit up on his own. He does not see very well and makes no motion to sound. Please pray for Francis!! and all the kids at the Ssanyu babies home!! and all the orphans all over the world because if you want to make Jesus happy, you will take care of the widows and orphans because that is the heart of Jesus!! AMEN!! We love you all and we love the support that you give us daily!! We are so grateful to have this opportunity to serve in Uganda and see where the Lord leads!!