Muzungu! Muzungu!

This morning, we set off to see a few schools here in Uganda that Tim and Colleen have a huge part in helping out and running. The first was Murchison Bay. The classrooms were small were we gathered to greet each of the kids with a handshake, a hello, and a huge smile returned by a shy hello and a smile that is just priceless. By the time we left the school, each of us had at least one small buddy that would grab onto our hands and follow us around. Once our tour of the school was over, the children had few songs prepared for us to sing. When they started to sing, personally, it moved me to tears that they would for us and just the singing and dancing was beautiful to watch.
The other part of the day that really touched me, was visiting a home with a mother of three that has aids. I went along with Colleen, Dan, and Hannah to the home of Espiosa. On our way there, Colleen and the other lady that came with us stopped to buy food to bring while Hannah, Dan, and I waited. Kids came from everywhere chanting muzungu! muzungu! which is what they call a white person. We all loved it and after failing at doing their handshake, Dan taught them how to high five. The kids all howled with laughter and loved it. Once we got to Espiosa's house, she invited us in to sit on her benches while she sat on the floor. She told Colleen who then translated to us that she makes mats for a living and sells them. She can make one a week and sells them for 15,000 schillings, about $7.50 for us. In order to pay her rent of 50,000 schillings a month, she would need to sell about 5 mats. She was just overwhelmed when we gave her the food and package we put together which included clothes, soap, toys, and other nessessities. She cried and thanked us over and over again. She put the skirt and a t-shirt on over her clothes and was just estatic. Hannah wanted to buy a mat but didnt think it would fit in her suitcase. When they found out it would fold, she bought it, and Espoisa began to cry again. We took a picture with her outside her home and took her back to TAPP with us.
I am so bleessed and thankful to be on this trip with people who have hearts to searve others and prayers would be much appreciated as we are going into the village tomorrow and are unsure of what to expect.
Much love, Anna