Fields of Life visit by Alvin

On Friday 24th Alvin went Tom & Margaret Carrol School near Jinja run by Fields of Life to see their sponsor child Zam that he and his wife Anne have supported for the last three years. She was taken on by them after their sponsor previous child had finished her education, so they had not met her. Alvin thought this would be a good opportunity to meet and encourage her.

Alvin was picked up at the Hotel by the FoL representative and driven to the school which was about an hour away. The track up to it definitely required some off road driving and as you reached the top of the hill with a sharp turn and School opens out before you. Little had changed since Alvin last visited in 2018 and he was treated to a Royal welcome with the children lining the road and singing.

After meeting the head master and the school committee and Zam's mother Alvin was taken on a tour of the school and met the pupils and teachers. Most of the children apart from p6 & p7 would not have been at the school when Alvin last visited with a Fields of life team in August 2018. In P4 Alvin was introduced to his sponsor child and they talked briefly before continuing the tour.

Later we gather outside underneath a tree where there is a seating area, where previously we used to chat with many of the children and told Bible stories. This time the school committe and the older pupils had gathered to put on a display of dancing and music. While they were getting ready Alvin gave a gift to Zam of a dress and some stationary and Zam & her mother gave Alvin a gift of a flower arrangement. It was so good to meet Zam and her mum and they truly appreciated the support as well as the school and what FoL do to maintain the school. It was very emotional and Alvin left with very fond memories not leased missing the previous governor of the school Jimmy who is seriously ill.

I pray that the school will continue to develop and prosper although numbers are down from the visit in 2018. Whether this is due to the impact of Covid or other circumstancesI am not sure but it was a worthwhile visit just to encourage the school and to meet Zam for the first time.