Thursday Morning

Gorgeous morning in Uganda - but aren't they all?

Headed to Nakabango yesterday, after stopping by the market for popcorn, oil and chalk (not to be used together!) We got a huge greeting when we arrived - there's just nothing like it!

In the morning we worked with the women to make banners to hang in the new church building. They cut and glued felt all morning long, but the result was amazing! Can't wait to show everyone pictures. The women were so proud of their accomplishment.

Pat and Tim helped construct 20 new benches for the church building. I'm pretty sure Pat planed wood for 3 hours straight. (In between swinging kids through the air.)

We had some roasted maize for a snack and then got to meet with the sponsored kids. We handed out cards and letters and gave the kids a questionaire to fil out for their sponsoring family. They also got to paint some pictures and decorate some wooden crosses.

The kids played tug-of-war with the guys and tons of Ugandan "futbal". Lots of time spent singing songs and reading books to the kids. We introduced hokey-pokey to a big group of kids and they giggled at "put your backside in" just like in the United States.

We had lunch/dinner in the village and then thought we were going to be able to watch a movie with the projector we had brought. Due to technical difficulties (we're still not sure exactly what they were) they never got the movie to work, but the best part was being in the village after dark and having popcorn!

We got back to the hotel around 8:30 and went straight to our outdoor restaurant to eat dinner and unwind. Just as we were placing our food order, Charles arrived and announced we would be moving to the indoor restaurant to watch Ghana play Germany. We had our Ghana World Cup shirts on so we were ready!!! It was so much fun.

The funniest part of the evening - mid-game, a bat flew in through the window and buzzed our heads for a solid 5 minutes. Charles and Chuck began a valiant effort to swat it out of the air with their hats. This was tough for Chuck - he was as scared as any woman in the room, but he fought the good fight! Don't believe I've laughed that hard in a long time. Tim joined in the fray - with no success. Finally, Jay rose to the occasion and swatted it out of the air. He took it outside and deposited it on the grass, came back in, and said to Chuck "I never really saw it fly away". Immediately looked in his hat and realized it WAS STILL IN HIS HAT!!!! The laughs began all over again. Much fun!!!!

Ghana didn't win - but it was a great night anyway. Today, we are off to Bufula. Please continue to pray for our safety and ability to "do whatever it takes"!