The Dolly Walk

Lorraine and I have been members of a mid-week group, at Ballydown. And we have been following the progress of a young girl by the name of Charlene Barr. Charlene suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, but she stands out because her concern is not for herself but for others. Charlene has a dream to build a school in Uganda. Last night 12.12.12, December the 12 @ 12.oopm (much to late for some) a group of females walked from Dollings town around Lurgan and back to raise money for Charlene's Project. You can read more about Charlene here. Lorraine arranged for her and some few friends to do the walk, this is a quick snap of them just before they left the house. Charlene is and amazing Young girl and it was nice to actually meet her last night.

You can read more about Charlene's Project here she also has a video on Utube here And the BBC Interview here

There is also a link if you would like to make a donation, at the time of writing she has raised £28,183 40% of her target of £70,000

Voices of Life Choir

For many years Ballydown has supported the work of Fields for Life in Uganda. Last night some of the young people that have been helped by that support, came to tell us first hand the difference it has made to their young lives and also some of their aspirations for the future.
From Lawyers to Doctors to musicians, they all had a clear vision of where they would like to be going in the not to distant future.
Fields of Life build schools, and from humble beginnings have build in the region of 90 something schools in Uganda.
It was a blessing to be part of the audience that watched and listened to the Choir last night. They are so full of joy and energy it is contagious. If you haven't seen them my advice is to go and be blessed.

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Teddies

Lorraine's friend Shirley asked her to knit a few Teddies as she was making a trip to Uganda in the summer. This is the line up. I think they are very good and all have a character of their own. My personal favourite is victor with the red jumper.

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