Leather Training is going well

This blog has been delayed because we have not had power at our guest house for two days, but it back up this morning.

On Friday we traveled by car from Entebbe to Soroti and then on Saturday we continued on to Matany.  The roads are being improved dramatically, but there are still stretches that are very rough.  The 10 trainees were already learning the basics of making a handbag out of leather.  It was so encouraging to see the smiles on the faces of these students as they rejoiced in the opportunity being presented to them.  For some of them this was their first time out of their village and staying in a guest house with three meals a day.  Our trainer is a young man from Kampala who makes a wide variety of leather products for sale.  He loves Jesus and his passion is to train men and women like our team so that they can improve their life.

Sunday we went to church in Matany and then resumed the leather training after lunch.  We have been without power since arriving in Matany and the water in our guest house is little more than a trickle, but we are doing ok. 

It's Monday morning in Matany, Uganda and the training of the 10 men and women from Lomoruchubae Peace Village is in its fourth day. The participants are working hard and learning fast.  They have already learned to make one hand bag and today are working on a new product.