Uganda - Village of Hope

It's the end of our first day here in Uganda and even though it's only 8.20pm, most of the team is getting ready for bed.
After a great Ugandan breakfast of 'rolex's' and chappattis, we headed up to the village for the first time to check it out.  The men looked at the trenches being dug by muscle bound Ugandan men and nodded knowingly (like they approved of the work), only to admit later fear of being able to keep up with our Ugandan men for more than 15 minutes!  We checked out the other jobs that need doing, looked at the almost completed farmers house to see what we needed to do to finish it off and decided to get ourselves ready to do some rendering on some houses too.  We met all the mothers and checked out the houses and the kitchens.
We finished off sitting in the prayer shelter to have a devotion and pray together for our time here in Uganda.

Off to a wonderful lunch of fresh baked rolls that Lucy had prepared for us at Suubi house, and a relax while waiting for the bus to take us to town. Unfortunately we had to leave Ben and his mother Tash behind as Ben was feeling a bit under the weather.
Once in town we hit the banks to see if our cards would work and give us some of the local currency.  Much needed, because then we all went to the souvenir places and our friend Angelo the painter to order some genuine African paintings.  A quick look at the supermarkets and and refreshing drink at one of the cafes whilst getting our phones working on the local network, then we were off to an early supper at '2 Friends' which is a lovely local restaurant.

Relaxing and chatting

Our ever faithful bus....

All in all a pretty relaxed and gentle entry in to our African journey.

Tomorrow, reality hits as we get on the tools and get into some of the much needed work.  Tonight should see the sleep deficit caught up so we're all hoping to go full speed ahead.

We'd appreciate your continued prayers for our health and for opportunities be a great blessing here in Uganda and for HopeBuilders....