Good times,not so good times, and a journey's end.

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It has been a while since we last updated our blog. A lot has happened since we last blogged and it is hard to know where to start. A good place to start is with the successes of the past few weeks. You may remember that in our last blog we mentioned that there were two street children that desperately needed help. One of these was Charles, a fifteen year old boy who had an horrific burn right down to the muscle on his lower leg. Charles went to the slum outreach programme for medical help and counselling. When we saw the burn we realised how serious it was and knew that we had to get him medical attention at the local hospital as soon as we could. The burn was so severe that without a skin graft he was in serious danger of infection and subsequently losing his leg. Thanks to the generousity of our supporters back home we were able to pay for the skin graft and the follow up treatment that was required. We are so happy to report that Charles has come a long way, and while not completely healed, he is well on the way to recovery and his leg is looking a lot better. While he has been recovering he has stayed at the home at PCA, funded by the PCA emergency programme - money used for exactly these types of cases when help is desperately needed right away. This is an amazing example of the vision of Paul's outreach programme with the combined support of all you PCA supporters who have so generously donated money. We could not have done it without you - thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Another good news story was the kids performance - THE BIG SHOW. Held last Sunday afternoon at the PCA premises the kids performed a drama play and various activities such as acrobatics, capoirea, as well as street and cultural dance. A small admission fee was charged and art and craft was available for purchase as a way of raising funds. The afternoon was a huge success which saw a large turn out of locals as well as international volunteers all there to cheer on the kids. Both the kids and the audience had a great time.

Amidst the work and personal struggles, we have also managed to have some rest and relaxation time with us doing a three day safari to Murchison Falls in the North-West of Uganda. Murchison Falls is where the Nile River's course is forced through a gap of only 7 metres wide. The result is one small but majorly powerful waterfall...a pretty amazing sight.

On a sad note (for those of us left in Uganda), unfortunately Kate's Ugandan adventure has come to an end and, with a heavy heart, she has returned to Australia. While we will all miss her here dearly, Kate will continue do to her good work back home. We are in the process of organising a sponsorship programme for PCA. You will all be hearing from Kate as soon as she is back on her feet in Aus. As well as a sponsorship programme, PCA's next major goal is to purchase a block of land to build a house, guest house and farm land so that they are truly self sufficient. Obviously it will take a long time to raise funds for this ambitious project but it is now the number one focus for PCA and with love and support from all over the world, there is no doubt that this vision will become a reality.

Thank you to all of you who continue to follow our journey and continue with your generous donations and support. Until next time, we will leave you with some more pictures of our Ugandan adventure.

Love always
Kate and Jac.
xoxo

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Photos

Charles and Dr Terence
Dr Terence checking on Charles at the PCA house. At this point his leg is nearly healed.

Zebras, Cranes and Lions
Some of the kids, excited, in their costumes after The Big Show. The play was all about war and peace in the animal kingdom.

Kids performing
Some of the zebras and lions performing.

Acrobatics at The Big Show
Patrick standing on Hamza's shoulders, juggling. Just one of the many acts of The Big Show.

A successful game drive!
A Leopard in a tree. We were so fortunate to spot three of these most elusive cats on our Murchison Falls game drive.

Murchison Falls
Where the force of the mighty Nile gets squeezed through a seven metre gap...a pretty amazing sight close up.

Comments

[CAROLINE ANDERSON]

GREAT WORK
IT MUST BE A WONDERFUL FEELING KNOWING YOU ARE MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE, AND SEEING THE RESULTS OF YOUR EFFORTS AND GOOD WORK. THE ACQUISITION OF LAND TO BUILD A HOUSE AND HAVE FARM LAND IS A REAL AND ACHIEVEABLE OBJECTIVE, AND WOULD HAVE FANTASTIC BENEFITS FOR MANY FOR YEARS TO COME. BEST WISHES AND GOOD LUCK