Hello everyone! It's Samantha blogging tonight. Today was a really good, long day. We got up and drove to Kokombo for church. Several people were baptized at the end of the service, which was really cool to watch and be present for. After the service we stayed at Kokombo for a while and got to spend some time with the kids. I always really enjoy getting to play with kids, even if some don't speak English (or just won't speak to me), we're always able to have fun and play together. From Kokombo we went to Sol Café to have lunch with our friend Umar. During this time, there was a huge thunderclap that briefly took out the power and made all of us jump. Then it rained pretty hard throughout our meal, but thankfully it stopped right before we had to leave! Next on our stop was Pastor Andrew's house in Idudi. We got there before he did, so we passed the time with the neighborhood kids. At first they were excited to see us, but nervous to come up to us. A few brave ones started to creep up to us and then peer through the window of Andrew's house at us. Eventually we came out to play with them. Hannah and I made funny faces at them while Sue captured many photos. It's really fun to see how excited the kids get at seeing their own photos. After some time, Andrew's friend Peter arrived, so he and Kyemba took us to see New Life school that Andrew built. It wasn't long before Andrew arrived with his guest Francis. Francis is an evangelist from Kenya, who has spent the past two weeks in Uganda working to bring people to church. So he got a tour alongside Sue, Hannah, and I of the work that Andrew is doing. He has developed an amazing ministry so far, and has good plans for its future as well. The new school building was awesome to see, especially compared to the old, smaller building nearby. Andrew showed us around the different classrooms and offices, as well as the lesson plan they use for their kids who come to church classes on Saturdays. They showed us the spot on the property that they are planning to build dormitories for boys and girls, so that New Life can develop into a boarding school in addition to being a day school. Next we went back to Andrew's house, where we gave him some supplies of vitamins and seeds that we had brought for him. We then drove to the farm, where they have many adorable two-week old chicks. They have many different plants as well, along with an area they will develop for cattle. We had one more stop with Andrew left, which was the village that the Karamojong lived. We got to see them and where they get water, as well as a beautiful sunset on the horizon. The kids had a blast with Sue, as she quickly took photos before they shied away and then rushed to see their photo. It was really great to see Andrew's ministry and the work that he has put into his community. I feel that G-d has really blessed him and his service. By this point, it was past 7 pm before we went back to Musana. So we stopped at a super market for snacks and sodas on the way, and once we got back we had a feast while we discussed our "whoops and poops" ("highs/lows") of the day, as Hannah calls it. Although it was a long day, it felt very productive and good. We had a lot of fun with kids, as well as great conversations with the people we met, and were able to see G-d's work at hand in many ways. That's all for now, but I'll be writing again soon as I have been "promoted" to a more regular blogger now, since Hannah will be creating more beautiful murals here at Musana. Thanks for reading!
~Samantha
P.S. our feast included Ugandan steak (beef jerky). Please try to contain any jealousy.
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