2006 was a bumber year for trips to Uganda, starting in February with the 10 year anniversary celebration of the opening of K.P.P.S., the primary school on site at Maria’s Care. A large party went out from the UK to join in with the festivities.
10th anniversary of KPPS
Visitor Robert writes, “Initially this trip started for me as a holiday. It has turned into so much more, more than I could ever have imagined. My ” holiday” started with the best welcome I have ever received, seeing those children’s faces, something clicked, there and then. This was not going to go to MY game plan! From there each experience has been better than the last, from the simple, but fulfilling task of helping Steven the resident carpenter put up mosquito nets over the children’s beds, to the children in the deaf unit frantically showing us which bed they slept in (my personal favourite experience) and the climactic 10th Anniversay party and march.”
In June Rhona went out to facilitate a group from Australia lead by David Young of ‘Children For Christ’.Along with Ugandan helpers, the team spent 3 exhausting but exhilerating weeks running holiday clubs. David Young has a great gift working with children.
A party of mainly teachers and students went out to stay at Maria’s Care in the summer holidays and in July and August a team of dental Professionals were the answer to Barbara Koffman’s prayers as they volunteered their services. They held 8 clinics in different areas, treating 430 people.