Goodbye For Now...

My last week in Nkokonjeru was bittersweet. After having spent 12 weeks with the girls at Stella Maris Boarding School, it was difficult to say goodbye knowing that I will not be able to return for a while. After some tears and many hugs, I said my final farewell to the girls. About 30 girls, all from different classes, wrote me goodbye letters. Those will make for some good reading on my plane ride back to the states.

When I reflect on my experience in Nkokonjeru, Uganda, I have about a million different feelings. Not only did I have the opportunity to work at Stella Maris Boarding School, but I was also able to spend time at St. Anthony's Nursery School to help set up children to be sponsored, and finally I was able to go out into the community and meet and listen to those that make up Nkokonjeru.