The tailoring girls graduated on Friday

Friday was a wonderful celebration day for the young mums from YFC's Suubi home who have completed their 5 month live-in tailoring course.

 YFC Uganda sure knows how to put on a party.

They know how to make an ordinary back courtyard look extraordinary.

I was guest speaker. What a privilege it was to speak into the lives of these gorgeous young women as they step into the next stage of their lives. Over the last couple of months we have all become very fond of each other as we have spent a day, and sometimes more, together each week.

During the afternoon each girl spoke

 about her time at Suubi 

and what she had learned. 

With two days' notice I spoke from Psalm 119 about keeping God and His word at the centre of their lives. Miriam translated. The tailoring teacher and the house mother also spoke.

The young lady who gave the graduate speech did a fabulous job untutored.

After the speeches we all cut the cake together. Nice cake!

It was very special to share this occasion with the Suubi girls.

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 They were justifiably proud

of themselves

and their achievements.

After the formalities were complete, we were all ushered to the front of the building where each graduate was given a sewing machine to begin her new business. These  gifts were made possible by the generosity of people in Australia who responded to one of my blog posts in June,

but that's a story for another day.

The girls had no idea this was going to happen and were absolutely delighted.

One young lady didn't graduate. She's not made to be a tailor. She has other good gifts, one of which was on display when she gave the graduation speech from the heart, without notes and did an exceptional job. At the ceremony she also sang a great song which she had made up on her own. She is not going out with a sewing machine to begin a new tailoring business and of course she is disappointed. She has a desire to become a nursery school teacher and she would be great at it. How wonderful it would be if we were able to find sponsorship for her to study to do that. If that is something you would like to do please send me a personal email at justjane2010@gmail.com and I can connect you with YFC Uganda.

Through YFC the girls have been given a wonderful gift and opportunity to begin a new life for themselves and for their children.

I really like the work YFC is doing with young people in Uganda