Ladies Retreat
The girls and I attended a ladies retreat at the Kingfisher Resort Wednesday through Friday of last week. We attended from 9am to 4pm each day, the resort isn’t too far from home. It was put on by Kirby Woods Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. The purpose of this retreat was to give rest to and minister to ladies in the missionary field here in the Jinja area. A huge thanks goes out to Kirby Woods and the team that they sent. They did a fantastic job! There were approximately 47 ladies that attended with 77 children! Kirby Woods not only had special plans for us ladies, but they did Bible stories and activities with the kids all day! They were so kind to provide our lunch for us as well as afternoon tea, the retreat was free of charge as well! 
A quick selfie before I dropped Olivia off for the afternoon.
Morgan was having a hard time eating her giant pork chop since she currently is missing most of her top teeth!
First of all, when the sweet lady that taught us all three days opened her mouth for the first time….I felt right at home! She has that beautiful Southern drawl that you certainly don’t hear around here very often! Her name is Ms. Amy and she taught us how to study the Scriptures throughly, how to get the most out of reading through a passage. She took us through the book of Ruth, one of my favorite Bible stories! Such drama, romance and redemption!
Ms. Amy is the one in turqouise
I got to visit with some ladies that I already had the privilege of meeting and I also met many other ladies! They were from all over the world! Some were from South Africa, Colombia, Australia, Canada, all over the US and of course Uganda. What a beautiful group of women we were! The fellowship during these three days was certainly sweet! One of my favorite times was when we went around the room and introduced ourselves, told a bit about our ministry/husband’s ministry, how long we’ve been in Uganda and where we were from. It was so wonderful getting to hear all the different ways that these women minister to the people of Uganda. God is certainly at work here!
This is my friend, Beth, we had met a few times before the retreat. For those of you that know me well, she likes to talk as much as I do! We get along great!
My friend, Anna, and another lady attending the retreat are musically inclined and brought it upon themselves to create a worship time for us before the second and third days. What a blessing they were!!! Anna plays the guitar and sings and the other lady led the worship time. It’s amazing how God brought together the right people to bless us all in such a beautiful way.
Part of the retreat was getting to craft. You know how we women like to craft! We made a wreath out of buttons (super cute) and scented sugar scrub. Girls, can I tell you how great this sugar scrub is?! The only kind of sugar you can get here in Uganda is like the Sugar In The Raw, the grains are really big. When used as a scrub, well you can imagine…..it’s heavenly! My feet were in SERIOUS need of some help! I’ve been using this scrub a lot lately! If you’d like to try it yourself here’s the recipe: Use 2 parts sugar, I recommend the course sugar like Sugar In The Raw to 1 part oil. We used olive oil, but coconut oil would be fabulous, too! They had some scented oils to add to it, just put whatever you like as strong as you like. Essential oils would be great in this scrub! The oil separates when not in use, just mix it up a bit before you use it. I made cinnamon vanilla, it smells delicious!
Some of the ladies making their cute little button wreaths
Sugar scrub making time! I wish you could’ve experienced the smells, it was amazing! A mixture of peppermint, cinnamon and vanilla.
On Friday the church putting on the retreat was so kind to pay for all of our kids to swim after the retreat was over. They had a blast as you can clearly see!
This was a wading pool that had a small slide into another wading pool….Olivia’s paradise!
Morgan and her friend Jeremiah, they love each other!!!
Whee, Paytyn! This guy sure got a workout by the end of this day! He could launch those kiddos!!!
We were told that this was the second year in a row that this church has put on this retreat, they mentioned that they have plans to make this a yearly occasion. I know my girls and myself hope that the Lord allows this to happen. We had a wonderful time meeting new friends, getting to know others we’ve already met and growing closer to Jesus during these three days.
Morgan and her new friend, Isabella
Paytyn and her friend Karis, they’ve been friends pretty much since we landed!
Morgan playing with some buddies in a sandbox
Olivia waving from the bottom of the slide…the sliding surface was made from tiles!
It was a very fun filled, Spirit filled three days of relaxation, fellowship and Bible study. I hope you enjoyed a little glimpse of what we’ve been up to here in Uganda. Blessings to you all!!!
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