Friday, February 25, 2005
Day Number 2:
As promised, here is day 2 of my Diary. Enjoy!
Day 2:
Up at 7:30, showered etc. Forced myself to eat a banana at breakfast cos I guessed I’d have to be eating a lot more out here. Squeezed into the minibus (4 in the back) and just stared in awe as we travelled to Kampala. Oh, before we set out, Sat was holding hands with a great guy called John. One of the missionaries from Luweero.
We were seeing Uganda in daylight for the first time. The community spirit was fantastic. People were talking everywhere. There were so many shops that looked like they’d fall down any minute. Adverts painted on the front of shops. I can’t fully describe in words what it was like. You just have to go!
Now, we were driving. This in itself is fun because everyone is a maniac on the road. Cutting others up, turning with no right of way, going up on the inside. However, the taxi buses were the most insane. Supposed to fit about 10 but there are usually 20 odd people in one and they go fast! Nutters.
The central area of Kampala was very nice. It clearly had a lot of Western influence. Especially the mall we went to (Garden City) which had been built for the purpose of serving tourists. Changed our money there and went on our way to Luweero. I was excited about seeing where Sat had stayed and also meeting the people who he had spoken about.
But we had to get there first. So, we were going along this road to Luweero (very, very hilly) and we are following Andrew who is pretty sane. He overtakes when it is safe. Our driver overtakes on turns, on the brow of hills and even when cars are coming towards us. At one point we were literally feet from death. We get to Luweero after some heavy praying and Sat sacks the driver. Oh, btw, the thermometer in Andrew’s 4x4 reads 38c. It feels so good. We met loads of Sat’s old mates plus the rest of the Quill family. Kids are very cute.
We walked around the town. Everything was so close together. We had chips and chicken for lunch. I guess the Guest House didn’t think we could handle the African stuff just yet. Walked around a lot more of the town after a nap. All we heard from the kids was shouts of ‘Mzungu! Bzungu!’ EVERYWHERE. Children actually followed us as we walked and always smiled and waved if we did too. We met the bishop of Luweero. Very nice guy. He was 2nd choice for Archbishop for the whole of Uganda. Big house too.
Next we went to Andrew and Joanne’s. We had the nicest chocolate cake in the world (Joanne made it with help from David – their youngest) and we had a great time of praise and worship. God really came. We had some fellowship and went out at night in Luweero for the first time. Stars were amazing. Hang on. Shouldn’t there be mozzies? Wait, this is weird. There were none… great!
Got back to the Guest House and practised drama’s. We even got Jimmy (young missionary helper) involved. Sat does ‘Can’t Touch This’ and nails it first time. But it was so funny. Eat dinner at 9pm – this is usual in Uganda. Killed a noisy cricket outside our door (Andy accidently steps on it!) and we find out that the room we stayed in was actually the same room Sat was in for 6 months.
Kids are great. People are great. Sleep is great.
Day 2:
Up at 7:30, showered etc. Forced myself to eat a banana at breakfast cos I guessed I’d have to be eating a lot more out here. Squeezed into the minibus (4 in the back) and just stared in awe as we travelled to Kampala. Oh, before we set out, Sat was holding hands with a great guy called John. One of the missionaries from Luweero.
We were seeing Uganda in daylight for the first time. The community spirit was fantastic. People were talking everywhere. There were so many shops that looked like they’d fall down any minute. Adverts painted on the front of shops. I can’t fully describe in words what it was like. You just have to go!
Now, we were driving. This in itself is fun because everyone is a maniac on the road. Cutting others up, turning with no right of way, going up on the inside. However, the taxi buses were the most insane. Supposed to fit about 10 but there are usually 20 odd people in one and they go fast! Nutters.
The central area of Kampala was very nice. It clearly had a lot of Western influence. Especially the mall we went to (Garden City) which had been built for the purpose of serving tourists. Changed our money there and went on our way to Luweero. I was excited about seeing where Sat had stayed and also meeting the people who he had spoken about.
But we had to get there first. So, we were going along this road to Luweero (very, very hilly) and we are following Andrew who is pretty sane. He overtakes when it is safe. Our driver overtakes on turns, on the brow of hills and even when cars are coming towards us. At one point we were literally feet from death. We get to Luweero after some heavy praying and Sat sacks the driver. Oh, btw, the thermometer in Andrew’s 4x4 reads 38c. It feels so good. We met loads of Sat’s old mates plus the rest of the Quill family. Kids are very cute.
We walked around the town. Everything was so close together. We had chips and chicken for lunch. I guess the Guest House didn’t think we could handle the African stuff just yet. Walked around a lot more of the town after a nap. All we heard from the kids was shouts of ‘Mzungu! Bzungu!’ EVERYWHERE. Children actually followed us as we walked and always smiled and waved if we did too. We met the bishop of Luweero. Very nice guy. He was 2nd choice for Archbishop for the whole of Uganda. Big house too.
Next we went to Andrew and Joanne’s. We had the nicest chocolate cake in the world (Joanne made it with help from David – their youngest) and we had a great time of praise and worship. God really came. We had some fellowship and went out at night in Luweero for the first time. Stars were amazing. Hang on. Shouldn’t there be mozzies? Wait, this is weird. There were none… great!
Got back to the Guest House and practised drama’s. We even got Jimmy (young missionary helper) involved. Sat does ‘Can’t Touch This’ and nails it first time. But it was so funny. Eat dinner at 9pm – this is usual in Uganda. Killed a noisy cricket outside our door (Andy accidently steps on it!) and we find out that the room we stayed in was actually the same room Sat was in for 6 months.
Kids are great. People are great. Sleep is great.
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