Day 6 23/02/25 (Janet)

It has been a day of delights.

We started with a wonderful service of celebration, worship and welcome to new and returning students at NVI - and we, the Ugandaid team, were warmly welcomed too.

With music, dance , prayer and listening to the sermon, we were led to a deeper appreciation and gratitude for all the Lord has done for us. The student choir and the Little Angels group were fantastic and Eddison, the Director of NVI who gave the sermon, whom the group had not heard give a sermon before, was excellent, demonstrating that he is not only an inspiring educational leader but also an inspiring spiritual leader at NVI.

He spoke of character, modelled by Christ, and extolled the values of humility, obedience, respect and commitment.

His message was based on Proverbs 22:4

“Obey the Lord, be humble, and you will get riches, honour and a long life.”

What came through was the love among the community and the family atmosphere at NVI. At one point in the service we were invited to tell the person sitting next to us that we loved them. It seemed perfectly natural.

After a pizza lunch we headed to the riverside for an afternoon of games and a picnic with all the Ugandaid sponsored students. We all had a super time and the students entered into the fun and games wholeheartedly. I was with Julie on the egg and spoon race (tennis ball this year- last year the students ate the boiled eggs before the start of the race) and others did a variety of ball games and races. A good time was had by all.

The day ended with an evening meal at the hotel and a get-together in the garden to reflect on the day.

A blessed day indeed.

Janet