Hi Friends of YCVM!
It’s us, Plumb Bob and Rebar-bara! You remember us, don’t you? Think back a few months to a Thursday evening in Oakland Chinatown at Legendary Palace Restaurant. Yes, it’s us! Boy I bet you didn’t think you’d be getting a letter from us. But a lot has happened these past eight months and since we’re all good friends, we just want to share it all with you.
Let’s first catch up on that Thursday evening. The benefit dinner named, “Bricks, Mortar & Steel: Building a Hope and a Future where we sang African songs, had a delicious Chinese dinner, played a game of things in Kumi, heard first hand stories from the team of eight that went to Uganda and raised $15,000. Yes we did it, you did it – raised $15,000 to complete the primary wing of the school.
We would like to tell you that the school is completed and filled with smiling, laughing children, but we are not there yet. But we are going to get there, because the roof has been raised on the wing! Yeah that’s pretty exciting. Thinking back we remember being at the school site in July of 2009, working on the walls that were only a foot or two high. After we came back home, our Kumi friends sent us photos of the school with the walls at window level. And now the roof is on the school! What an accomplishment for YCVM and everybody involved.
Okay the roof is raised, but there are still hurdles to clear before the school can begin operation. Every school needs to have a place for children to play - a playground, so additional land needs to be purchased. Then after that the school needs to be furnished and staffed.
Now this is where you come in again our friends. The school needs your help. Another $25,000 is needed to get the school to the point where those eager, smiling children can say with pride, “That’s my school!”
Hey, but this letter is not just about money. It’s about staying in touch with our friends. It’s about letting you know what’s happening with the school in Kumi, Uganda. It’s about moving forward to getting the school completed. It’s about praying with us for the members of YCVM.
If you get the chance, go to the YCVM blog site and check it out for yourself what’s been happening with the school. You will be so pleasantly surprised. We want you to feel how we feel. Right Rebar? Rebar where are you?
Well gotta go now, I think Rebar found some Stoney, our favorite soda from Kumi and I don’t want him to drink it all.
Peace be with you our friends,
Plumb Bob and Rebar-bara on behalf of the members of YCVM and the members of CCUMC.
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