Painting seemed like it should be an easy task. Tanya & I realized that although we had a vision of what we wanted to paint for the children we think God had more planned for us. This two day process started with walking for about 30 minutes (round-trip) to gather water at the local well so that we could wash down the exterior walls that were caked with red dirt. The first time gathering water was good – the children gather water two times a day. Julie is currently working with a friend to potentially drill some water wells at the children’s home. One of the things they are waiting on is funding for the wells $5,000 to $10,000 per well.
We had a couple of children help us wash down the dirty walls - our rags barely held up! (the next day we decided to purchase brushes!) All the children were very anxious and willing to help us paint the base coat of paint on the walls. By the end of the day all the children showed markings of paint. The paint here in Uganda is just a bit different than in the states – it does not rub off, but requires Paraphin to remove (at the end of the second after being paint stained we decided to buy the Paraphin and it was marvelous!).
For the second day of painting Tanya & I ventured off on our own for the first time! (taxis, botos, shopping for paint at the local 8x10 ft shops – we had to go to about 7 stores to buy and find the supplies we needed today) By the time we arrived at the kids house it was already close to noon – the pace of life here is so much slower and relaxed.
All the kids were very excited to help us wash the remaining walls and paint. Tanya had a great idea of beautiful educational mural for the children. But, we ended up letting the kids create most of the artwork and drawings. They were so excited and wanted to show us their creations! The wall turned out much differently than we expected, but it was beautiful!
These children so want to help and take ownership of their projects!
We had a couple of children help us wash down the dirty walls - our rags barely held up! (the next day we decided to purchase brushes!) All the children were very anxious and willing to help us paint the base coat of paint on the walls. By the end of the day all the children showed markings of paint. The paint here in Uganda is just a bit different than in the states – it does not rub off, but requires Paraphin to remove (at the end of the second after being paint stained we decided to buy the Paraphin and it was marvelous!).
For the second day of painting Tanya & I ventured off on our own for the first time! (taxis, botos, shopping for paint at the local 8x10 ft shops – we had to go to about 7 stores to buy and find the supplies we needed today) By the time we arrived at the kids house it was already close to noon – the pace of life here is so much slower and relaxed.
All the kids were very excited to help us wash the remaining walls and paint. Tanya had a great idea of beautiful educational mural for the children. But, we ended up letting the kids create most of the artwork and drawings. They were so excited and wanted to show us their creations! The wall turned out much differently than we expected, but it was beautiful!
These children so want to help and take ownership of their projects!
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