So encouraged and inspired by Kiwi teacher/volunteer Phoebe Wright who has taken some of our teaching ideas and totally ran with them – taking them to another level with teacher training in the Gulu Women’s Prison.
Book Exchange
*This follows on from my previous post about the library – read that first 😊
We raided the library a second time. Books sat in piles on a table while we taught outside in the sun, waiting for the post-class book exchange opportunity. At some point Florence (prison pastor extraordinaire) nudged me and pointed, giggling. The guards do a lot of sitting around, and a lot of trying to knock mangos from trees with the butts of their guns. But today they had picked up books and were reading!
I later discovered one of these was Miriam, a gem among prison guards. She sees the value of books for female prisoners. She volunteered to house the books in her office and has requested shelves built. Best of all, she changes books for women on request between our visits, even carrying large stacks between locations so they can choose…
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Dan and Jodes... in Gulu, Uganda 