UGANDA, SUNDAY 28th March - ENTRY BY JORDAN BREWSTER AND WILF PARKIN
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UGANDA, SUNDAY 28th MarchToday we visited Kavule School for the second time. The day started with a gloomy morning, and plenty of rain and thunder. Breakfast today consisted of pretty much the same as yesterday, which was pineapple, banana, and omelette. After the bitter fruit juice yesterday, there was improvement today, as sugar was added.
After the torrential rain in the night, the driver had to be careful on the roads. We thought we were on our way today, but we discovered that we had a lack of water. We sent Livingstone and Godfrey off to the supermarket, where they were able to haggle for a good price. Livingstone is the charity representative in Uganda, and also the headmaster of Bukeka School, which we are to visit later on in the trip. Godfrey is a very old scouting friend of Livy's.
After a 45 minute trip along dirt tracks, we arrived at the church in Iki Iki, where the school children were to join us. It was to be a truly memorable experience. It started off with the local choir singing traditional Christian Ugandan songs. They may not have the technology for music that we do, but they can still sing remarkably well, especially when they join together. When the priest arrived, everybody went silent and stood. He then entered the church singing. After some hymns, the priest got up to teach about the glory of the kingdom of God, which he did with great enthusiasm. There was also a pastor called Debra, who was there to translate for us. After the collection, they also asked for donations towards church construction. The children from the deaf school got up to give us a lovely song. They did so by using sign language to the rhythm the drum. Then it was our turn to sing a song or two. Some members of the group were not overly keen on this. However, we stuck to our guns and sang 'Lord of the Dance' and 'The Whole World in His Hands'. This seemed to please the congregation, as the ladies ululated. Finally, the people of the church donated a small gift which was then auctioned off. Eric bid for lot 1, but he was outbid at the last moment by Megan. The lot was avocados. Funnily enough, she need not have out bid, as there were many, many more avocados to come.
We walked back to the school along the still muddy road. When we reached the school, we were all much muddier than we had been previously. Before lunch was ready, we went with the children to play some games. Next came lunch. This consisted of rice, matoke, meat, Irish potato, and red beans - yummy.
The afternoon that followed was filled with an assortment of team games. Some were playing ball games, such as football and rugby. We had taught some of the children how to play rugby the previous day. There were also parachute games, egg and spoon races, and other relay games. We could clearly see that the children were enjoying themselves.
After saying our goodbyes, we headed back to the hotel. Later we were to discuss what had happened that day, after a shower and a drink or two.
ENTRY BY JORDAN BREWSTER AND WILF PARKIN
After the torrential rain in the night, the driver had to be careful on the roads. We thought we were on our way today, but we discovered that we had a lack of water. We sent Livingstone and Godfrey off to the supermarket, where they were able to haggle for a good price. Livingstone is the charity representative in Uganda, and also the headmaster of Bukeka School, which we are to visit later on in the trip. Godfrey is a very old scouting friend of Livy's.
After a 45 minute trip along dirt tracks, we arrived at the church in Iki Iki, where the school children were to join us. It was to be a truly memorable experience. It started off with the local choir singing traditional Christian Ugandan songs. They may not have the technology for music that we do, but they can still sing remarkably well, especially when they join together. When the priest arrived, everybody went silent and stood. He then entered the church singing. After some hymns, the priest got up to teach about the glory of the kingdom of God, which he did with great enthusiasm. There was also a pastor called Debra, who was there to translate for us. After the collection, they also asked for donations towards church construction. The children from the deaf school got up to give us a lovely song. They did so by using sign language to the rhythm the drum. Then it was our turn to sing a song or two. Some members of the group were not overly keen on this. However, we stuck to our guns and sang 'Lord of the Dance' and 'The Whole World in His Hands'. This seemed to please the congregation, as the ladies ululated. Finally, the people of the church donated a small gift which was then auctioned off. Eric bid for lot 1, but he was outbid at the last moment by Megan. The lot was avocados. Funnily enough, she need not have out bid, as there were many, many more avocados to come.
We walked back to the school along the still muddy road. When we reached the school, we were all much muddier than we had been previously. Before lunch was ready, we went with the children to play some games. Next came lunch. This consisted of rice, matoke, meat, Irish potato, and red beans - yummy.
The afternoon that followed was filled with an assortment of team games. Some were playing ball games, such as football and rugby. We had taught some of the children how to play rugby the previous day. There were also parachute games, egg and spoon races, and other relay games. We could clearly see that the children were enjoying themselves.
After saying our goodbyes, we headed back to the hotel. Later we were to discuss what had happened that day, after a shower and a drink or two.
ENTRY BY JORDAN BREWSTER AND WILF PARKIN
