Merry Christmas from all the children of the African Children’s Choir, and of course myself!! We are all excited to go home and spend Christmas with our families in our local traditions. Now that the children have a return date, the African Children’s Choir Primary School in Intebbe is
busy preparing for their coming. After the children go home on December 7, they will spend a few weeks with their families and then return to the boarding school for further studies. Even though they are very excited about going home, Jeniffer told me the other day, “I want to go home for a vacation and then come back on tour.” The children have had so much fun and I know all of the chaperons will miss them dearly. My life will be very different without them. I am starting to save up money so that I can visit Uganda and Kenya in the next couple of years. I feel so connected to many people there and I need to see, first hand, how this organization ca
n help them.It can be a very hard process to get the children back to Africa with everything that they need. The airlines there are not as secure as European and American airlines and things are often lost or stolen. When a group of this size goes back, it is almost guaranteed that something will be taken, so we always pray that everything works out. The agenda of getting everything sorted and ready for a plane ride can also be difficult and generally takes several days of preparation. Please remember all this in your prayers the next two weeks.
Finally, I can’t believe this is my last letter!! All of you have been an amazing blessing in so many ways that I can’t even begin to thank you. This wonderful experience would have never been possible without the continued efforts of your prayers and support. Every time people ask how I can do this, I always say it is thanks to my support group at home and God’s direction. Life is very interesting and things change every day. I have recently stayed with a host family in London and they have offered me a job as an au pair. Please pray for me as I
am discussing and planning how this will all work. If anyone were to ask me a year ago if I thought I would be living in London, I would have laughed and said, “I wish.” But here I am, very serious about staying here for a while. Obviously I am nervous and want to do the right thing, but things are working very well. The visa is a little difficult to secure, so prayers for that portion of the process would be amazing. Also, if this move does not work out, I am at a loss for what the next step should be. Most of the other chaperons are in similar situations with uncertainty as to where life should lead them. Please keep all of us in your prayers, God works in mysterious ways and we all know that he will provide.
May you truly be blessed for supporting such a worthy cause and being my amazing friends. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all !!!!
“Auntie Jamie”
