After spending time with the 22 students on an individual basis, it appears that there are two students with significant neurological dysfunction, five students with neurodevelopmental disabilities (e.g. ADHA, dyslexia, etc.), and 15 students with differing learning styles. For these 15 students, they are very bright but seem to be slower than the other students. It may just be a matter of helping the teachers understand that some students may not learn as well using the rote method (listen and repeat) and give them some alternative teaching methods for these particular student. The group of seven students is a typical prevalence rate for a school the size of God is Good. Over the weekend Trevor will compile information on the students he met with and provide Wilson and the teachers suggestions on ways they can help these students to improve in the classroom.

Carrie and Julene spent the day teaching in the remaining classes that they were not able to get to yesterday. I also helped Jim grade one of the exams his primary 1 class took today. Teacher Anna (primary 4) was not able to come to school today because she had a blister on her foot. She has to walk 1 hour and 45 minutes each way to school when she cannot afford the 1000 UGS ($0.50 USD) for a boda-boda ride (motorcycle taxi) to and from school. It is easy for us to take for granted that what we would consider to be a minor inconvenience can cause significant difficulties here. One of Wilson's prayers at this time is that they will be able to build a teacher's quarters close to the school so the teachers who live far from the school will have a place to stay during the week so instances like this will not be such an issue.

One of my prayers for this trip was that we expected to meet people that we had not planned to meet (I know, that sounds like a bit of an oxymoron) and I prayed that we would recognize those interactions. We had no idea we were going to meet Kennedy while on this trip and did not know his indirect relationship with GAP. Tonight was an answer to that prayer.

Kennedy currently is starting a orphan home for 40 children. He is also good friends with the director of an orphan village here in Kampala that has become the model for this type of ministry. Wilson has begun to dream about having some form of an orphan village in Katale associated with the God is Good School. Though we will not be able to visit these other orphan villages, Kennedy said that he would be happy to take Wilson and introduce him to the leadership so that he can begin to develop a more concrete vision for what this may look like in Katale.

One of our main focuses for this trip was to make connections with local resources that could provide Wilson support and guidance on the ground. Kennedy will be a wonderful supporter and partner for Wilson as his vision for his village grows beyond just the school.

Tomorrow we are back at the school for chapel and sports day where the children will show us how they play football and netball (sounds like a form a basketball). Tomorrow we will also be learning how to make chapati (a flat bread). In the afternoon, we will be visiting the church in Najigalala (the second church that Wilson planted).

Follow this link to read Julene's blog entry for today.