The HOPE Center Uganda Happenings

This has been the toughest week in my life, this week my father was buried. He was one of the few people that I could ALWAYS count on to be there for me when I just needed to rant about life's injustices. I have spent this week trusting in God's promises, and having faith!

My daughter that is still in the states took the time and effort to skype my with her phone (including video) and carried me around with her for the whole funeral and graveside services! Technology! I would like to say I am amazed I had power all day, but I am not, I would say I am amazed the Internet actually worked decent, but I am not, I would say that I am amazed that all the children and I were able to sit on my bed and go to my fathers funeral, but I am not, this was all God everyone! God knew I needed some closure, and He provided that in a wonderful way!

This week was also filled with more land efforts, we spent 4 days going out to the land and picking up the elderly owner and taking her to the courts so that she could get papers completed. This was all completed finally Thursday, and now we are starting our 14 business day waiting period! Praise the Lord! The children are all so excited to have land that they can run and play on, and Josiah and Alex are already planning gardens and animals!!! So awesome! Please  continue to pray that this process goes smoothly!

Now on that note, HCU will own a piece of land that sits in the middle of this small village. The villagers in this village have never had the opportunity to have electricity. They have had to walk 3-4 kilometers to charge phones, make phone calls, and pick up small grocery items. HCU would like to build a small series of shops on the small piece of land in the village. We would like to provide for the villagers, phone charging, airtime cards, mobile money (its a money transfer service) have cold sodas, and the one that I am most excited about is providing them an area that they can watch TV! (My father absolutely LOVED watching TV) We would also add grocery items as they are requested. We will have enough money left after land purchase to start this endeavor, but we will not have enough to finish this project. This is where we would LOVE your help, please tell your friends, share this post, do whatever you can to get the word out. We estimate we are anywhere from $5000-$6000 short on money, most of this is moving the electricity down and wiring the shops for electric. If you can help in any way we would truly appreciate the blessings.

I want to thank each and everyone of you that prayed for me this week, I felt the prayers and please continue, I find myself missing my father each and every day, I also find myself going to the computer with the intent to skype him to tell him about something that happened and have to remind myself that he is no longer there. I also thought alot about the emotion grief this week, I almost feel that it is a selfish emotion, I know my dad is with my Heavenly Father, why am I not rejoicing in that fact? Why am I so selfish to continue to want him here on earth with me?

Blessings to all!