I've visited Pastor Julius and his church, Soroti Community Church, twice in the past with teams from Mariners. This time, however, we stayed with Pastor and his family, seeing a more intimate picture of life in Soroti.
On Saturday, Soroti Community Church officially launched its child sponsorship program. They had a whole program and lunch scheduled for the day. Here's Pastor Julius giving his speech and showing off his perma-grin.
The children performed a couple songs at the celebration. They are so good!
After the celebration, I had time to just hang out with some of the kids. The only problem is, when you start to hang out with a few you soon have an overwhelming crowd of kids around you. I couldn't even play a simple game with them because they crowded so closely around. Later in the afternoon, there was a manageable number of kids around, so it was the perfect time to take some pics with them!
Some of the girls wanted to pose like it was a photo shoot...
We also spent a day visiting pastors in the surrounding villages. These pastors had been given bulls, plows, seed, and bikes through the Mercy Network. The Mercy Network is one of Africa Renewal Ministries' programs that helps resettle people, who were displaced during the LRA attacks, in their villages. The idea is that the pastors will then partner with about 12 other families, helping them to resettle, plow their fields, and spread the Gospel.
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