starting the school ministry, part 2

After visiting the two schools in the morning, we went with Provost Stephen Kaziimba to the Bishop's house. It was just a "stop in" visit and we made plans to meet with him later in the week. Ken and I walked down the hill back to Miracle House. This is where the Kaziimba family lives. We had a few hours open and decided to walk into town to pick up a few items we needed to bring home and also to get me a Fanta Lemon. We have the Fanta brand of soda around here, but not this flavor. It is a favorite of mine and I look for it almost every time we are in town.

This is some typical traffic on the main road through Mukono. I like to joke about them driving on the wrong side of the road. The driver sits on the opposite side of the vehicles also. It can make for a few scares if you're not paying attention to the road and then all of a sudden you look up and in front of you, where you should be on the road, is another vehicle coming right at you.

After spending some time in town, Provost and Richard took us with them to a funeral. A 16 year old boy was "knocked" by a car and killed. The driver's mother and the victim's mother were very good friends which made this tragedy all the worse for the families. There were about 4 to 5 more funerals in the following week and a half that the Kaziimba family were connected to.

Later in the afternoon, we met up with Allan for a late lunch. He was going with us to Kampala to help find the necessary garments we needed for his Introduction ceremony. Richard, Allan and Ken actually picked out the material and accessories for my traditional dress, the gomesi. All the things needed to make it, cost way more than getting it made. It was scary to let men pick out the material, but it's Africa! What do I know about their traditional dresses? Allan, Ken, Joy and I squeezed in the care to go to Kampala with Richard. We also needed to get our money exchanged into Ugandan Schillings. It was interesting to get there and to also find a place to park. It is very crowded and busy in Kampala. You can count on getting stuck in traffic somewhere along the way or all the way through. Good thing God is abundant in giving out patience, especially to Richard while he drives. We met up with Annet, who is marrying Allan. she helped pick out shoes for me. I was having fun shopping and not have to pick out much.

This picture is from driving the road between Mukono and Kampala.

On the way back to Mukono, we were diverted down a "road" with about a few hundred other cars. We found out later that there was a problem that involved tear gas just up the road where we had been driving towards. Just another interesting day.......