She is some kind of woman.
She cares for 9 children and oversees a cluster of 9 houses - that's 9 House Mothers and 72 children.
Oh...and she also has a trainee mother living with her until she too will look after 8 children.
Miriam has welcomed us to her house twice and I should wait for an except from Nikki's journal about her. But I could not wait to tell you except to say that we have been able to build a relationship with her and feel that God has given us a mandate to bless her (apparently a team of mzungus told their host in her hearing "please don't take me back there")....!
Whilst we have already enjoyed steamed rice, cow peas, matoke (fried green bananas), cassava (a white root that tastes like potato but with fibres) and silver fish in peanut sauce, jack fruit (very yummy - sweet with a floral taste), papaya, watermelon and pineapple - oh and a hand-harvested sugar cane to suck on - we are also going to their house for our traditional Ugandan Meal this Sunday.
Every child loves bubbles and these guys are no exception! Miriam was so appreciative when we blessed her with underwear and a brand new sheet for her bed - and Nikki (being the big heart that she is) cannot stop loving her affectionately - which is reciprocated.
On Weds this week we've also had a time of prayer and worhip with her family - I made up a silly song about all the children - they all aspire to be nurses, a pilot, a policeman, a pastor...they can now afford to dream and have the education that can take them there.
Glory to the God of dreams made real.
Welaba (Bye!) - until the next installment.
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