Ugandan happenings of the last few days

It’s been a while since the blog has been updated, so we thought it was about time. On Sunday we had a great time of fellowship at church. Once again, it did go for a while, and finished with Lord ’s Supper. Instead of wine, we had bread and Mirinda (berry flavoured), which was a new experience for all of us. In the afternoon we spent some time in Jinja and then went back to the Village at 5 o’clock.

The time we spent in the afternoon was a challenging, but special time. We had a memorial service for Bert Van Weeghal, Coby’s husband. Ron and Mark Matheson happened to be there, and they also had been on the team with Bert, so were able to share some memories of him and what he had achieved and contributed, while here in Uganda. A lovely plaque has been made in remembrance of him, and will sit on the Hope Builders rock.

Most of us spent Monday building in the morning, and town in the afternoon. The posts for the kitchen went up, as well as some of the beams. Some brick laying was also started in the kitchen as well. A great dinner of spaghetti bolognaise and then ‘Machine Gun Preacher’.

A doctor’s visit in the morning for Michelle B was an experience, as the equipment used, seemed quite ancient. All that was needed was an ear syringe and all is better now. Whilst that was happening, the beams on the kitchen and 5 out of the 6 kitchen trusses were finished. Brick laying was also worked on as well. As for the kitchen, there is one more truss to go up, one more brick wall to be finished and pitching the roof, as well as the actual roofing itself.  

The afternoon was spent on a lovely little boat trip at the ‘Source of the Nile’. Unfortunately for us, we had to pay ‘the rest of the world price’ which is a lot more expensive than local prices. A very funny sign though.

This evening was a different experience again. Walking through the streets of Begembi and purchasing food from the food stalls, was a lot different to the cafes in Jinja. So, if anyone is sick tomorrow, we can probably figure out why.

Continued prayer for the following things would be grand:

·         Finalising and delivery of the container

·         Getting things completed before we leave

·         Saying good-bye and actually leaving