Sports Day!

Yesterday was a very fun day at Good Shepherd's Fold. In order to promote a sense of unity, to praise God for the health he has granted, and to just have a day to celebrate GSF declared today, "Sports Day." All the staff, teachers, farm workers, maintenance staff, house moms, cooks, security guards, and missionaries were invited to participate in a day of competition. All together there are over 100 of us and we were all divided into four teams. Here is a picture of Zeke helping to set up tents in preparation for the day. 

The day began with a time of worship and then someone from each team teaching from the Bible on team names, faith, grace, love and hope. I had faith; David had hope. After the worship time together, we began the competitions. Here is a photo from the bottle filling event.

The events included Bible Quiz, bottle filling (from water in your mouth), 100m, 200m, short relay, and sack races, long distance race for those over age 40, and a game of football(soccer). And of course, as with any event here in Uganda, there is music and lots of dancing! David participated in the Bible Quiz and football, and I ran in the 100m race and played goalkeeper for my football team. I am feeling it this morning! It is a good thing that I brought a big bottle of ibuprofen.

Most days at GSF caring for and discipling the children is the main focus, but today was planned to be a special day for those who serve the children either directly or indirectly every day. It definitely provided opportunity to build relationships with the staff here. At the end of the day I felt much more connected with all the people I work beside each day. And by the way, my team won!