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Posted December 19
This was the first day that I ‘took it easy’ getting up and out. I took my time cleaning up, packing, making coffee, and enjoying the morning hours. We are so blessed in the US to have both Saturday and Sunday as days of rest. I noticed that everyone was working hard today. Claudia had me down to her house at 10:00am and I gave her house the new laptop with the DVD player. They were so thankful and blessed. I took their old machine to the computer lab making 6 machines with audio and CD for the kids to use.
We had our Advent Devotional at noon and I played guitar for the last time here at GSF. I’ve had so many tough emotions about leaving. I miss my family but would love to have them here and stay in Uganda. Chad cried when the devotional was over. The kids all sang a special goodbye and Claudia prayed for me.
I really dodged the whole goodbye scene. It was just too much. I gave Chad and Henry special gifts and hugged Jaja Mary goodbye. Bob drove me out and I choked back the tears. We came to Jinja and I did a little shopping for Christmas presents. The evening was spent debriefing with Bob and Carolyn. They are great folks. Some of my take-away lessons had to do with building relationships rather than buying them. It is easy here to give gifts and in a sense buy friendships. Before giving a gift it is really important to be patient and build a relationship first. The staff at Good Shepherd’s Fold have a big job cut out for them and I pointed out the importance of capitalizing on existing leadership among the youth and staff. Talking to Alyssa and Miles and Mom made for a wonderful end to my day. I miss my boys! Miles sounded so grown up and so excited to hear about Africa. May they be able to see this place through my eyes and may we come back soon!
Blessings to you ~ Steadman
Steadman Harrison
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