Trustee Denise Ead has been working with a number of agencies in UK and Uganda to see what could be done to help some of the visually impaired children at Jinja to regain or improve their eyesight. This has been a complex journey because it requires considerable coordination of transport with available ophthalmic professionals. But on June 21st three children went to Mengo Hospital for surgery. We will let you know the results.
Brenda's story.
Brenda, is an orphan whose her parents died and left with her with the grandmother who is now elderly. They took her to Kinyamasika Government primary school, where they treated her in cruel way, nicknaming her many ugly names. In the class she could not understand anything as she is deaf, and cannot express herself as dumb. She would cry all the day long at school, and became very stressful and refused to go back to school, until luck knocked at the door to hear about Good Shepherd, she came and started at our school where she met very kind teachers, children, and many of the children who know her language as there are other deaf children. She deemed to be a very brilliant child in class and came out with a very nice first grade from P.L.E examination. HUGS is sponsoring her secondary education. To our surprise the head teacher and staff from Wakiso Secondary school for the deaf is amazed for her academic performance and behavior conduct as I told you, got first position in her first term examination in that school. Disability does not mean Inability.
We have just returned from Barcelona visiting the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi's wonderful Cathedral which wont be complete until perhaps 2026. It must be the most beautiful in the world. We also saw the Miro Centre and his amazing paintings. I promise that I did not make the hand prints on the picture.
