WOW! Big things are happening over here lately. God is really working! I went from almost (key word: almost) giving up on finding a place to teach our classes and run programming, to decorating multiple classrooms, painting walls, putting up pictures, all inside our very own compound! Having a gated compound is SO important for us, not only for the safety of the kids but because of how much our program is growing. I just wanted to write something short and post a few pictures that shows the transformation over the past couple of months. Every single thing about this new place gives our participants a chance to THRIVE even more than before. It gives them a larger, safer, and more inviting environment to learn english and life skills -- something that our kids need more than anything. But most importantly, it gives the SWB family a new place to call home. This is our new home, and it is the beginning of a new era for the education of urban refugees in Kampala. Just because our kids are not in school, doesn't mean they aren't learning.
This is our old center. A place of big dreams that we slowly but surely outgrew. 3 rooms total, with one larger classroom that isn't pictured:
Here are a couple of pictures of our new place, the first is the front gate with some of our participants:
Two of the classrooms, the second one is English Level 1 which Jill and I teach:
Anyone who I've talked to recently knows how STOKED I am about these new tables. Our kids went
from sitting on benches (many broken) and writing on their laps, to having a solid, sturdy table that lets them feel like they are at a real school! So much thanks goes to the girls and parents of Tophat Soccer in Atlanta for raising money for these tables and whiteboards. God is good!
As I continue to work in this organization and grow as a person, I am seeing first hand each day that sport has the power to change lives. The late African hero, Nelson Mandela, said it best:
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