First Day of School in Uganda- Some Walked for Miles

Here is our latest update from the SMI team....for more info visit www.showmercy.org Donate Today Child Sponsorship Support a Missionary What if you had to walk eight miles to school... Read this update about what the Show Mercy team has been up to and find out more about walking so far to school at the end of this email. We (Salley family) have really loved being here fulltime in Uganda. Our short term team (Awaken to Love) was amazing. We have really missed everyone since they left. Brittany and Natalie (staff), Chelsea and Marilyn (interns) Our remaining team (3 interns, 2 fulltime staff from the USA, as well as our family) has been very busy getting our outreach programs organized and ready to expand. We are currently holding two weekly feedings (our Say No to Hunger Program) at two different churches in two different villages. The team has been working to visit each child's home and getting to know each guardian who is sacrificially helping to care for these total orphans. It's been a joy to meet these heroes, to pray for them, and partner together to help raise up this next generation. Clothing Giveaway The SMI team was also able to give new outfits (that have been donated by many of you) to all the children in these programs. Thanks to every sponsor who is making all of this possible. If these children could do backflips, they would have done them when they received their new clothes. We've never seen such HUGE smiles. We are excited to expand our Say No to Hunger program by including a monthly gathering of the youth who are in grades 7th - 10th grades. Our first meeting was this past Sunday. We are excited to be able to provide these students with some school supplies, mosquito nets as well as new clothes! This gathering will enable us to connect more with this age group instead of lumping all the ages together. Hope kids' weekly Bible classes The Hope kids have been on holiday in the month of August. We started a 3 day a week program for the younger students at Hope as well as an older girls and boys group. The older groups meet out at Field of Dreams once a week. All of these groups are going great. It's amazing to spend time with these children and see the amazing work LOVE has done in their hearts. The Medical Clinic is coming along as well. As the construction continues, we are working to figure out all the details of operation. We invite all medical/dental people to join us in Uganda for a short term trip. These villages are in desperate need of your help! Say No To Hunger Program Lastly, we are working to learn all we can about how to best use our property as we begin raising the best animals and growing the best crops in our area. We are looking for a fulltime person to help oversee this area of expansion. We know we can grow more than enough food to provide for all the orphans in our program as well as creating an agricultural training program for the youth and pastors in this area. (We are also working towards beginning our goat and rabbit projects as well). We've been very busy on this end and we know you too have been busy. Thank you so much for your prayers, financial investments and volunteer time. We (Mike and Lori Salley) can tell you that your investments are truly paying dividends! Lives are being touched and things are about to explode in amazing ways here at Field of Dreams. This month we have 5 new interns coming to serve for 3+ months as well as a few teams this fall and winter season. If you are interested in helping the orphans, widows, missionaries on the ground you can go to our giving page HERE. Please also consider coming over to visit and serve with us here at the Field of Dreams in Uganda. We promise you will NEVER be the same. You will be awakened to love in ways you never dreamed possible. Together, we are making a difference, one person at a time, Mike and Lori Salley 250 Backpacks for Christmas What if you had to walk eight miles to school? In America, school children rarely have to walk very far to get to their classes. A backpack only needs to carry things a few feet from the car to the school doors. But for a child in Uganda, a backpack could assist them in their walk for many miles to school with an armload of books and school supplies. We are currently collecting backpacks at our Show Mercy office in Oregon. Our goal is to have 250 quality backpacks for children between the ages of 5 and 18, sent over to hand out during Christmas. If you would like to be a part of this project, you can CLICK HERE for more information. Donate a Backpack Today! Ways you can GET INVOLVED: * Buy a backpack and send it to the Show Mercy office * Donate towards the cost of shipping them here to Uganda