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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Mukisa

Happy Birthday, Mukisa! May this day be as much a blessing for you as you are to us and to KACHEP.
Everyone, you pray for him and for his upcoming wedding (11 Feb, 2012) to Robinah. Send him Birthday greetings at mukisaayub@gmail.com and continue to pray for KACHEP and his leadership.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Seedlings arrive

Last week we at KACHEP received a team of 4 project workers from Europe and Uganda who carried 1350 baby trees- aka seedlings. Roland from Germany led the team, joined by Bea from Switzerland, Peter from Gulu and Fr Morris from Lugazi.
Joshua, KACHEP's agroforestry officer buzzed around on a motorcycle with Peter who runs a nursery Mabira forest outside Jinja. The two tree lovers had fun visiting key villages to give the good news of trees- grafted mango, guava, orange, avocado, and pommegrannet- raised in Peter's project with Roland's support. For 2 days we all went out together and planted a handful of trees in three villages and a school. Most of the seedlings will be cared for at KACHEP's nursery until the rains start in spring. Yes- the dry season HAS finally arrived!

We are so grateful for this support to Karamoja from this team, all of whom this was their first Karamoja journey. Over the years, seedlings from KACHEP have been nurtured in communities to provide fruits, medicines, building materials and livestock fodder. Peter plans to return with another 700 fodder trees in a couple of months. This will be great for our goat and chicken communities.

Oh- not only did Roland and his team bring Karamoja seedlings- they also brought home KKAB's Miriam! How super to have her home as she served as their tour guide n

Friday, January 13, 2012

Falling apart...

Jean here, somehow here as they say here in Uganda. Last you heard from me I was asking for prayers for an ear ache. Praise God, most have my hearing has come back. But now I'm looking like a pirate- a patch over my eye and an ankle wrapped in a splint. Long story. But the short story is- I'm continuing to age and play dangerously- so keep praying as we go to Mbale for x-rays