Team Five Morris

We went yesterday to find a school for the kids. We have decided they need to be in school in order to really learn the culture and the language. Pastor Joel took us all over Kampala yesterday and we finally found one in our own backyard. Now remember, we live in the slums so I wasn't expecting to find a good school in this area. We opted out of going to see Silver Spoon Academy as the name implies wealth and well...lets face it, we are missionaries. We had a good laugh at the name though and thought it would be funny to contact our supporters and say we need more money so our kids could have a silver spoon in their mouths! Greenhill Academy is a beautiful school that looks more like a club med than a school. We went there with high hopes for enrollment. The people we spoke to though were less than friendly and were horrified that we had been homeschooling our kids. That is unheard of here. They informed us (rather snootily I might add...) that we were too late to enroll because classes started last week and there is currently a waiting list. We had the option of interviewing in October for enrollment NEXT year. After hearing that the cost was about 150 US dollars a month for Aiden and Hannah not to mention uniforms and books, we made a hasty exit. So we have decided on Ebenezer...which makes me think of Scrooge. It is a good school on the hill behind the slums. It has many kids and some are Indian but no white kids. Aiden, Hannah and Ben will be the only ones. We are apprehensive about that and what it will mean for them to adjust but we are trusting that God will see us through this. The kids will be learning french and will be taught in english. They will also learn swahili in the upper grades. All three kids will go but only Aiden will stay all day. Ben and Hannah come home after lunch. Please pray for their adjustment. We desperately want them to fit in and be accepted in this community. Pray that people here will not see their skin color and treat them poorly or differently. It is so weird to be the minority here. Thanks so much friends...we miss you all!