Today (Friday), was another great day for us in Uganda! Breakfast at 7:00 and on the road by 7:55am. Our 1 1/2 hour trip to Suubi Village was filled with amazing sights, as we drove down very narrow, bumpy dirt roads. We are truly amazed at the hundreds of "Boda-Bodas" (motorcycle taxi's) that weave in and out of traffic, loaded with 1 to 5 passengers, and carrying everything from tires, bags of coal, bunches of bannanas and yes, even wooden bed frames! The market place is mind boggeling, with people selling live chickens, fruits/vegetables, shoes, clothing, furniture, coal, and even caskets on the side of the road. Ugandans are truly one of the hardest working people I've ever encountered.
We arrived on our work site at about 9:30 and began the last day of our building project.
We completed building the inside walls of the teachers house at about 12:00 pm and then dedicated and prayed over the building. We worked with a crew of about 10 Ugandan men and woman who were amazing! Before we left to dedicate the newly installed computers in the computer lab, some of the mission team walked down a dirt road to give some clothing and candy to some very poor families. The almost toothless grandpa of one of the families, couldn't say thank you enough, or give enough hugs. What a blessing it was to us to be able to bless those without!
Once up in the computer lab, we prayed over and dedicated the new computers, and met with a class of students who were using them for the 1st time, (a dream come true for Brett Johnson,
who had the vision for updated computers for t Watoto when he visited a couple of years ago).
We left Suubi Village and headed into downtown Kampala, for a late lunch at Silver City Spur Steak Ranches. (a real treat after a couple of days of PBJ's!!!!!) After a nice lunch, we returned to our guesthouse, for some down time. Some of us slept, some played cards and others took a walk. We had another great dinner, prepared by the guesthouse staff of 4 ladies and spent the rest of the evening relaxing and preparing for tomorrow, where we will get to visit the babies at Bullrushes Baby Home in downtown Kampala (a former palace of Idi Amin) and have lunch with some Watoto families in Suubi Village.
We arrived on our work site at about 9:30 and began the last day of our building project.
We completed building the inside walls of the teachers house at about 12:00 pm and then dedicated and prayed over the building. We worked with a crew of about 10 Ugandan men and woman who were amazing! Before we left to dedicate the newly installed computers in the computer lab, some of the mission team walked down a dirt road to give some clothing and candy to some very poor families. The almost toothless grandpa of one of the families, couldn't say thank you enough, or give enough hugs. What a blessing it was to us to be able to bless those without!Once up in the computer lab, we prayed over and dedicated the new computers, and met with a class of students who were using them for the 1st time, (a dream come true for Brett Johnson,
who had the vision for updated computers for t Watoto when he visited a couple of years ago).We left Suubi Village and headed into downtown Kampala, for a late lunch at Silver City Spur Steak Ranches. (a real treat after a couple of days of PBJ's!!!!!) After a nice lunch, we returned to our guesthouse, for some down time. Some of us slept, some played cards and others took a walk. We had another great dinner, prepared by the guesthouse staff of 4 ladies and spent the rest of the evening relaxing and preparing for tomorrow, where we will get to visit the babies at Bullrushes Baby Home in downtown Kampala (a former palace of Idi Amin) and have lunch with some Watoto families in Suubi Village.
-Jane Ringel
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