Mirembe Cottage.

Have you ever wondered what a home for ex-street girls would look like?

Ever imagined it?

Ever thought they would be the sweetest most wonderful little girls you've ever met? 

The most loving and trusting kids that you've ever come across?

The most appreciative, happy children you know?

Because that's what the little girls at Mirembe Cottage are like.

Every single one of the little girls that live here have lived on the streets and every one of them has been assaulted, some of them multiple times.

They all had to go into hiding at night because it was so dangerous. 

The littlest of these girls is only 6 years old.

Many of them are under 10.

And yet, by the way they act, you'd never know.

You'd never think so unless you asked them.

They are so happy, it's amazing. These little girls have horrific pasts, and yet they laugh and dance and play just like any little girl would. 

Two of the days we've been there we gave them little gifts. The first day was some bracelets that I made and the second one was some little crosses that someone donated.

You'd have thought it was Christmas and they'd just gotten what they wanted more than anything in the world. 

Both times the cheered when we said we had something for them, when we told them I made the bracelets, they cheered even louder, it was the sweetest thing I've ever experienced in my life.

Well, maybe second best.

We do devotions with them at night, Rebekah reads a Bible story and we ask them questions about it. 

After that, they tell us their prayer requests.

Each of the things they said brought tears to my eyes.

Pray for the night guard, so he can keep them safe.

Pray for Uncle Daniel, that he would continue to be able to provide for them.

Pray that they would get sponsors for school.

Pray for Mandy's healing. (A little girl there who has polio in her leg)

Pray for the children still living on the streets, that they would be safe.

These girls have seen so much in their short lives, they know what it's like to not have a home, or anyone that loves them.

And now they have that, and they know what's important.

These little girls are the reason I'm in love with Uganda. 

They have never asked us for anything, not ever.

But every.single.day, even if we're just passing by, they ask "Are you coming back later, are you coming back tomorrow???"

They just want to be loved. They want to know that we care about them.

Would you join me in praying for these beautiful little girls, and all the other children not as lucky as them?

Currently....

I've seen a lot of "Currently" posts from other friends and bloggers lately, so since I haven't posted in the last few days I thought it would be the best way to catch up :)

• Shopping for food at the market at the market - This is actually pretty cool, not something I'm used to, but definitely a neat experience. I don't take my camera, just in case, so I sadly don't have any pictures.
• Doing crafts in the most orderly way possible - Yesterday we did crafts with the kids at SASCU, all our orderly and precise plans went out the window. The kids had a blast and that's all that matters. (Did you know super glue burns when it gets on your skin? Cause I didn't)
• Singing and dancing to the hokey pokey - The hokey pokey and the hula song are the kids favorite games, we do it all the time and it's a lot of fun.
• Talking to family online - Skype. is. the. best. 
• Cuddling kiddos - This morning in church a little boy that I barely know fell asleep in my lap towards the end of the service and it took me 5 minutes to wake him up, sweet boy ♥
• Taking pictures - Haven't posted many on here, maybe I'll do a miscellaneous photos post soon. I've taken a whole bunch, I'll need to find my camera cord though :/
• Getting bags and shoes made - New products for sale when we get home!!! 
• Learning Ugandan games - It's so much easier to have them teach us the games than to teach them American games, so we play a lot of Ugandan games.
• Having our hair pulled a thousand different way - Rebekah reminded me of this one, the kids love to play with my hair and twist it and braid it, it HURTS. I had to stand up and walk away a couple times to give my scalp a rest. And I think they pulled out a lot of my hair....
• Deciding it's okay to wear jeans - Usually I only wear skirts, but I'm kind of getting tired of that, I'm actually wearing jeans and a tshirt right now :)
• Missing my friends - I've been seeing pictures on Instagram, I seriously miss my best friends more than I expected to, I missed one of our famous sleepovers Friday night. Feel like I'm missing so much.
• Getting to see my Ugandan friends - I may be missing my American friends, but I got to spend time with my American-Ugandan friend/role model Emma a few days ago, it was amazing!
• Thankful I'm not in pain - I pulled my shoulder partially out of socket a few days ago, It happened earlier this summer and it hurt for DAYS, I can't even feel it right now and I haven't even taken any medicine today. Thank you to everyone who prayed for me! 
• On our way to Jinja!!!!! - Saved the best for last, we're on the road on the way to Jinja! I can't wait to see my babies!! Pictures soon, I promise!

Well I hope that satisfied you all for now, love to all!