Life in Gulu

Wow, I've been here for a week already!

The year 5 class is going so well! I came in confident and firm with clear expectations and they are going along with it really well. I had a lot of fun with them after teaching them English. I told them that was the end of class but they were like "No, you stay and teach us music."

I was like "Who's your music teacher?" They said "You are."

Oh, sweet, okay, hmm...I got 5 volunteers up the front and introduced a clapping rhythm which they then had to add noises to. It was hilaaarious the whole class was in hysterics LOL.

They've been doing a lot of Acholi singing and dancing which has been so awesome to watch. Next to the guesthouse there are several homes for children with disabilities. Brother Elio who is the director of the orphanage works at a hospital up the road where he sometimes brings children who have been abandoned by their family because they have a disability. Some of these children were found discarded in the bush and left to die, it's awful.

The people here have so many horriffic stories about their experiences with the LRA. It is absolutly amazing how the kids can still be so happy and playful and have lots of fun despite all the trauma they have been through.

It's a saturday so me and Kate are in town and just having a relaxing day. Yesterday I rode a bike about a km up the road and back at sunset. It was sooo pretty! I love this area.

I was talking yesterday to one girl that lives at the orphanage who broke her spinal cord in a motorbike accident and is now in a wheelchair. We were talking about music and she said her favourite song was "Lord I give you my Heart" by Hillsong. I was like I know that song! So we sung it together which was so cool. Then I brought out my i-pod and speakers and we played lots of worship songs and sung them together in the dark under the stars. Man the joy on her face was amazing! It was so cool to be able to sing together and share that same passion for God.

Other kids also came around and started singing. They were so content just to stand there and listen and sing for like an hour.