A final few pictures...

Hope all is well at Craigdhu. 
I am sure you will all be ready for your Easter holidays when they come.
Enjoy your holiday and I will see you when you return!

A few pictures for you....

Thank you!

Thank you so much to the Enterprise Group for raising the funds at the Christmas Fayre, to buy the parachute. 

The kids are loving it!

Apologies for lack of contact....has been so busy!

I was able to spend two afternoons this week in the slums.  As I have mentioned before I love the work in the slums.  It is always a blessing to spend time with these precious children.  It always amazes me how polite and lovely some of these kids can be.  It is so humbling when they thank you for the food and ask God to bless you for what you have done for them. Despite how dire some of these children’s circumstances are...we always manage to have a good laugh, which is such a blessing!  This week one of the children told me I was walking like a crocodile! This caused much hilarity.  When I asked him what he meant he said it was because I was walking so slowly.  I think he meant a tortoise!  The reason I was walking like this was because there was a young man with a horrendous foot injury that I was assisting.  His injured foot was double the size of the other one and was somewhat of a mess, after being run over by a car.  Whilst I feel somewhat under qualified to deal with these injuries, it is a blessing to at least be able to show them some love.  When the kids in the slums call me ‘doctor’, I assure them that I am not a doctor, I am a teacher and that I am simply trying!     

I just remembered a funny moment from the week that is too good not to share.  So, when I was teaching the P6s on Wednesday morning one of the boys, Michael, announced that when he was older he wanted to be the president of Scotland!  I explained that we did not have a president, to which he replied that he would be the first! His friend, John then said he would like to be the King of Scotland.  I again explained that we did not have a King in Scotland.  To which he also replied that he would be the first!    

Michael, putting on his super serious presidential face?!

John Bosco - the future King of Scotland!?

How are things at Craigdhu?

P7s - when is your residential trip?  Was it Feb or is it March - would love to hear all about it!

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Miss G x

Swimming Fun

Took the kids from the orphanages swimming.  They had a blast!  Here are a few pictures....

How are things at Craigdhu?  Global Group - would be lovely to hear back from you, if you have any questions or messages for the kids? Love Miss G x

Letters from Uganda to Craigdhu

The P6/P7 children here at RUHU school loved recieving their letters, which the P7s at Craigdhu sent out, as well as all the Christmas cards - the glitter caused much excitement!

Look at the smile on Robert's face - he was thrilled to recieve his letter and has written back...I wonder if any P7s recognise who's letter he is holding, based on the red and black design?

Little Aboo enjoyed recieving this Christmas card and had fun decorating masks!

Hello from Uganda

Apologies for the lack of contact...the internet has been a bit dodgy!

I hope all is well at Craigdhu,

I have been busy since arriving!

Here are a few pictures to show what I have been up to.....

Minging feet from all the dust....think of ten adjectives to describe!

Eating lots of these....guess what they are?

Washing lots of clothes Ugandan style!

Being reunited with friends!

Do you like the hole in my bathroom roof?!

Having my hair done by the girls at the orphanage

Getting ready to head off to Uganda!

Hello global group and Miss Cunniffe. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed your holidays.
Tomorrow I head off to Uganda until the end of March.
I look forward to keeping you all up to date 😃 Please keep me up to date with what is happening at Craigdhu as well.
My suitcase is packed and I have all of the cards and letters written by the P7s in my case. I also have the parachute, stickers and stationary packed, which the enterprise group funded.
I also have the global group's lovely card and photograph to give to the children.
My suitcase is very full indeed....with school resources and medical supplies....I can barely move it!
Hope you are all behaving for Mrs Duffy! Tell her I say a big hello.


Love Miss Gilchrist