Word from Uganda: "Wish List"

Missionary teacher Natalie Rolfe writes, "'When He calls me, I will answer ... I'll be somewhere working for my Lord.' My call was Mbale, Uganda and that is where I have returned to serve for another year. Specifically, I am teaching phonics at Lulwanda Children's Home, an orphanage and school for 90 kids." Natalie also keeps an online journal of her service at the weblog, When He calls me, I will answer ...

Wish List

If you, your church or your organization is planning a trip to Mbale, Uganada this year, please consider taking along items from the following 'Wish List,' posted in February on Natalie's blog.

Lulwanda Children's Home ideas:
• games and cards!!!
• colorful magazine advertisements and old calendars (magazine papers need to be a bit thick like "real simple" and "martha stewart"
• sports wear uniforms
• simple yarn (not the super fuzzy kind)
• crochet needles
• pencil bags
• small gifts/trinkets for teacher appreciation: pens, note pads...
• Happy Birthday pencils
• small pencil sharpeners
• box of markers per older kid
• board games, card games (any and all and multiples of each)
• small photo albums for each child
• quality school socks, undies/panties
• CPR & Heimlich posters
• bulletin board decorations (for a "good job/wall of fame" type board in the main hall)
• kids DVDs
• good pens and pencils
• chalkboard erasers
• "uniformed"/ matching sets of clothing-- I know sometimes private schools have surplus of matching uniforms (whether misprinted or being replaced by new design)- nice or sportswear

Care package ideas for me :)
• powdered coffee flavors
• face sun screen
• berts bees or "lip medex" blistex (in blue container)
• music
• good books
• crafty things/ideas
• seeds for vegetables
• CHOCOLATE CHIPS
• brownie mix, muffin mix
• cereal- quaker oatmeal squares, cinnamon toast crunch, kashi blueberry something
• luna bars- chocolate peppermint or chocolate and peanut butter
• individual water bottle flavoring (like crystal light, etc)
• candy (Symphony bars, m&m, resses, skittles, starburst, gummy bears, lemon drops, cinnamon things, etc)
• clothing- skirts, sundresses, tops, Bermuda shorts, tshirts
• trail mix-ish things (the brand at target has many varieties)
• nuts (plain)

If you are interested in supporting LCH by sponsoring one of the 90 children, go to www.ugandaorphans.org If you are interested in financially supporting Natalie in her mission, you can send checks (with "Natalie Rolfe" in memo) to: Midland Bible Church, 2800 North A Street, Midland, TX 79705