We finally arrived at My Father’s House. It is down a long dirt road in an area called Busega. The kids were at school when we got there. So I met Martin, an 18-year-old boy living there who helps out a lot and Auntie Charity, who helps with the cooking and cleaning. I am rooming with Auntie Charity.
I did not know this but the younger kids get home from school earlier than the others. After I got my things settled Ruth arrived. I saw her from the corner of my eyes when I was in my room. When I went out in the hall Rebecca introduced us and Ruth came over and hugged me immediately. I just cried. She does not speak English so we did not share too many words. Rebecca told her I was the one that sent her stuff at Christmas and she lit up. It was such a special moment to get to meet her when the other kids were still at school. God really blessed this time for us.
The other children came home and I met all of them. They are so polite and precious. Ruth truly felt special, though as she knew I was “her” sponsor. I am the first sponsor to ever visit their child. What a privilege and honor. It was such an honor to see her face light up when we met. I read them a few books and then Ruth and Ronnie (the other young one in the house) were play fighting over whose Auntie Manda I was. So cute!
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