Thursday, November 01, 2007

RETRAK Wrapped Up


One of the greatest frustrations about life in Uganda is that everything is all very last minute. Christmas is very different here, instead of fighting your way through crowded shopping centres listening to Slade’s ‘I wish could be Christmas Every Day’ for the 5th time that hour you can be much more relaxed and casual. Christmas only really starts on Christmas Eve when out of no where the streets are filled with people selling decorations and gifts that you can buy for your loved ones.

Sadly, if you are like me you don’t have the option of being casual and waiting to see what is available on Christmas Eve. I’m not sure Jen would be too impressed with a bottle of perfume bought from a street vendor which is probably 99% water and 1% perfume or a model of baby Jesus with a flashing halo! If you think Christmas would be so much better if you didn’t have to go hunting in shops for the unique gift for the person who has everything they need, then stay right where you are and follow the link to RETRAK Wrapped Up and in a few clicks you could have found that gift for the person who has everything by getting them something for a person who has nothing without having to fight for a parking space and you don’t have to listen to Slade, unless you want to!

We also have a range of RETRAK branded clothing if you want to show your support towards the work amongst street children in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

If you missed our October Newsletter and would like to hear more about our work and what we’ve been up to then you can get one from Christ Church, Winchester, either of our parents in Walsall and Derby or you can e-mail us at n.j.gregory@talk21.com and we will send one to you.

Thank you all for your support, interest and prays,

Nathan.