Another Very Special Visit...

My sister Jenna and four of her children; Alex, Grant, Abby & Anna came to visit us!

My girls were more than excited to have their cousins here!

Luka thought it was great to have boy cousins around since he doesn't have a brother 

It was great to share our normal life with them

The boys loves Piki Piki rides

Mango season

Showing them Obulle center - our "Walmart" :) 

Meeting neighbors

Visiting the school at our church

Learning about life in the village

Visiting Achia

They fell in love with her too

Achia loves to touch to get to know you

One of their highlights was visiting the blind school.  It is a special place that we appreciate.
Lydia learned to type her name in brail.

This little girls stole our hearts with her smile

Our local Thursday market

Obulle Clinic - the pharmacy

The Ward

Baby scale

A meal at our friends house

Alex liked Posho and all the kids did great trying everything,

It was so cool, the kids started to dance in their local dance.  After watching for a while our kids joined in!

New Friends - kids are still kids everywhere and can connect even without common language.

It is impossible to share with you what we were able to share with our family on their visit.  It is always special.  I was so proud of the kids.  They were totally comfortable here.  They tried everything and went everywhere.  They met lots of people, played with kids, and made new friends.  They enjoyed Uganda!  It is so neat to see them feel at home here because it is their cousins home.  For years they have heard about it, prayed for us, and shared from afar.  Now they were able to be apart of it.  I loved having them here.  At the end the kids expressed how thankful and blessed they are.  How they see people here are so happy with so little and people in America have so much and aren't happy.  Conclusion; things don't bring happiness.  There is once again a hole in our hearts as they have gone back to their home.  Grace misses them terribly every time she does something they did together.  Luka cries when he talks about them.  I am thankful God gave us this time together,  I enjoyed listening to them, sharing with them, and praying for them,  And real, live hugs!  

Thanks for coming Hekmans!  Can't wait till next time.  May God continue to remind you what He showed you.