GAP International

PO Box 27112

Overland Park, KS 66225-7112

Phone: (503) 616-3307

Fax: (866) 384-6089

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Thursday, July 29
We were back at the school again today. Trevor and I finished assessing the students that the teachers had identified. Well, Trevor did the assessing; I just played with them with a beach ball while he watched their gross motor functions. I was a very good assistant:-)
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Wednesday, July 28
We heard from Wilson today that he is getting feedback from the community regarding our presence at the school. Apparently the children have been going home at night and telling their parents they don't want to leave because the muzungus (white people) are teaching and playing with them. Wilson has been stopped by members of his community wanting to tell him how excited they are that we are here. They never had an opportunity to spend time with muzungus and they are grateful that their children now have the chance.
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Tuesday, July 27

Today was a long day. We left for the school at 8:00 and arrived home at 7:00 this evening. We finished observing the classes today. We started in Top Class (Kindergarten) with teacher Peninnah. There are two teachers named Peninnah. They call them Peninnah A (Top Class) and Peninnah B (Baby Class). In the Top Class they were reviewing the letters S and T today. There was an exercise written on the board that the teacher would lead and the children would repeat. Peninnah gave each of us a chance to lead the class through the exercise. Lots of giggles ensued:-)

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Monday, July 26

Wilson picked us up and our day started with a trip into Kampala to exchange money. During rush hour it can take hours to get into and out of downtown Kampala. So we parked the car about halfway to the Forex and walked the remaining distance by foot. It was quite the adventure walking in downtown Kampala during rush hour, weaving in and out of traffic and avoiding the boda-bodas as we crossed the streets. All in all, it took us close to an hour-and-a-half to exchange money this morning. Hopefully we will not have to exchange any more during the rest of our trip!

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Sunday, July 25

The day started with a worship service at the Katale African Gospel Church. It was a wonderful time of worshipping our God with our brothers and sisters in Wilson's village.

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Our Mission

God looked for someone to stand “in the gap” on behalf of people in great need.  Instead, God found a conspiracy of extortion, oppression, and injustice (Ezekiel 22:29-30).  GAP International, in contrast, seeks to ...

  • motivate people to generosity,
  • humbly serve the marginalized and disenfranchised,
  • make room for others through hospitality and compassionate care.

We are compelled to be persons of reconciliation in gratitude for Jesus’ love for us (2 Corinthians 5:14, 20).

GAP International was founded as a Great Commission response to the Great Commandment: love God and neighbor (Luke 10:27).

  • G    God
  •    And
  • P    People

As an expression of love for God, GAP International will love others and embody the gospel of Jesus Christ by building bridges between persons so that skills and resources are shared with those who have a vision to meet the needs of people in their communities.

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