18/02/2024- Church & Alumni Party

The team arrived bright and early at church. We were welcomed by the sound of singing and the sight of dancing by the students. Their talent will always amaze us every time we come. The team were then invited on stage to run the service. This was a true honour and we all had so much fun preparing for it. We sang a range of songs and some of the team even prepared a dance, directed by Brian (one of the students previously mentioned). It was so beautiful getting to share that moment with everyone. The team had prepared a short performance for everyone. We made a fool of ourselves which is defintely one of our strong talents. David played the guitar and led the group and Alanya played the piano. They are so talented and we really couldn’t have done it without them. Steve delivered a sermon and you could certainly feel the emotion in the room. It was wonderful. James, Brian and Abbey had created an anthem for Uganda and performed it in front of everyone. They continue to display such a range of talent, we were so grateful to have crossed paths with them. A highlight of the service was singing the blessing in both Lugandan and English which was so impactful as we sang it over all the students.

In the afternoon we had the alumni over for a garden party along with members from NVI leadership. It was lovely! We got to hear from old students about how UgandAid has impacted them. We heard many beautiful testimonies with some beautiful quotes which we will share in due course. It was a lovely afternoon filled with cake from an ex student, Joshua, who now runs Jinja City View cakes. It was great seeing how hard he’s working and what he’s achieving. We were also blessed with a song by an ex-student, Julius James, which had been made in a music studio and so much time had gone into it.

It was a beautiful day celebrating students past and present with them blessing us and us blessing them. We all loved it.