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On October 27, Terry Fettig, Roger, Tom Jacques and Sister Mary V drove to Miles City to meet with the Youth Group, members of the CCW (Women’s group) and members of the Sacred Heart Parish. Tom presented his version of the 2010 trip to Uganda, with great zest and excitement. Terry added his comments, but it was Roger who “stole the show.” Picture was taken with Roger, centerpiece, midst the 15 -20 students gathered…all grinning from ear to ear!

Tara Andrews and members of the Miles City Centennial Quilt Guild handed over 14 B E A U T I F U L quilts that had been made for the children at Tender Mercies. The youth group and the CCW presented us with $300 each for the children they each are sponsoring. Another friend that Carla Hansen brought along, had collected seeds from her garden which she presented to our team. She was delighted to see pictures of the garden that the team had cultivated during their last trip to Uganda.

We are also seeking high-end donations for our sale (no clothes or shoes please), we offer free pick up on Saturday’s or you are welcome to drop off your items at the Holy Rosary parish house.
You may schedule a pick up by calling Jean Jacques 672-3534 or Jace Dyckman 696-3810. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Terry and Roger arrived at the Billings airport a few minutes before projected arrival time…at 10:40 p.m., Feb. 24th.
Two television stations were on deck to report his story, KULR8 and Q2. More important, there to welcome Roger were four familiar faces: Tom and Jean Jacques; Mary Ann and Lawrence Halvorson. Roger was ALL SMILES! The stories we’ve heard about Roger are all true…you can hardly see anything but his smile, it is so-o big and so “alive.”
Terry said Roger weathered the trip very well…until they got to Minneapolis and had a 9 hour wait for their final flight back to Billings. In Uganda, Charles, Pritchard and Jackie had all gone to the airport with the two of them to say goodbye. Roger was just a little frightened, but not sad. Once on the plane it wasn’t long before Roger was singing and entertaining everyone on the plane!

Needless to say, they were both happy to reach their final destination and looking forward to a good rest.

Doctors’ appointments start next week. We’ll try to keep you posted.
For now, lots of prayers of thanksgiving!

He’s been negotiating with the headmaster before he pays the fees for the new students. He wants to ensure they all will be fed more nutritiously. “They need more vegetables,” reports Terry. They have only been getting beans and posha. He’d like them to set up a vegetable garden at the school and he will be teaching them drip irrigation to make this possible.
Terry had visited the Tender Mercies’ garden that the team had worked on while they were there, and was pleased to see that in a week’s time there was corn, cucumbers, cabbages growing up.

And there is good news about the CONTAINER! Terry reported it was now in Uganda at the Port of Authorities. Nadine is there supervising. They do have to unload everything and inspect, but they don’t anticipate any surprises.

Final message…a big thank you to everyone back home!

He spent most of Sunday working on the papers for the children who will be going back to school on February 1. While the team was there, they acquired 3 more children who will be sponsored: two primary students and one secondary. One child, Joseph, had been abandoned and thrown into a latrine. Fortunately he was found the next morning and has survived.

I asked about Roger. “I see him every day, a couple times a day. He tends to get sad when I leave, but he knows I have a lot to do.”

And good news about the container…it should be in Kampala by Wednesday.

Also it was so exciting to hear what a difference the wells made at Aunt Vicky’s School and Buggoge village. The testimony from the leaders there gave us all goose bumps. Dave you would have loved the testimony. Tom didn’t hear it either. But I believe someone video recorded it.

Children are more healthy and able to learn better because of the clean water. We had a very exciting visit to Kologungo. The Sisters there are amazing people. They treated us wonderful. I’m looking forward to sharing that part of the trip to everyone. I can’t tell you how much people there celebrate life! It’s sad, we don’t when we have so much. The people are very joyful and peaceful.

I’m in the midst of trying to do some laundry. There is red dust on everything. Including us. It took about 2 showers to get things off. I’m sure there is more. I am very tired yet, so I’m probably not making a great deal of sense. It’s quite a contrast, we left over 90 degree weather and now it’s snowing here.

Will download pictures probably tomorrow or so.
Thank you all!!!! Blessings, Angie