Yikes, is it really my 9th month on the Race??
It blows my mind how quickly this year is winding up. I can’t believe it’s another month and we are in another country…Uganda!
Internet has been limited, so let me fill you in on what our two weeks in Mukono, Uganda has been like:
For the first 10 days we worked with Pastor Joseph and his wife Frita at the school they began,
Champion Christian Primary.
[Christina Palmer Photography]
Each morning and afternoon we transport the kids to & from home and pack 65 kids in this 14-passenger bus!
For 2-5 hours each morning we taught kids ranging from 3-15 an assortment of subjects. After breakfast we would walk down to the school and be ushered into a classroom and told, “Oh you are teaching [insert random subject] today, here is the work book, have fun!” Then the teacher would peace out and we would be left with 30 Ugandan kids staring at us waiting for us to lavish our knowledge upon them. I had the exciting opportunity to teach elementary math (which, Praise the Lord and thank you student teaching!!) was wonderful and really fun, but then I had to teach Ugandan agriculture & planting techniques as well as contamination of food and malnutrition diseases…all subjects I am super knowledgeable about…yeah right!
However, teaching ridiculous subjects was made well by the fact that the kids at Champion loved us!
They would see us walking down the hill and scream “Mzungu!” and run to jump into our arms. Five kids would fight for my hand and end up each clinging to a finger. The girls would instantly want to play “Little Sally Walker” and “What’s that you Say”, while the boys would rush to play football. Oh, I LOVE these kids!
[Christina Palmer Photography]
Two of my FAVORITES! Dimple David and Angel
With Pastor Joseph, we also had many opportunities to preach in church services and lead small groups and do home visits in the area. The gospel of Christ is definitely going out in Mukono!
This week we transitioned to a new part of town and a new contact – Pastor Sarah. We are living with her family and filling our days with visiting the elderly, preaching, and home evangelism.
Honestly, Uganda feels like an extension of Kenya. I love the “chillness” of the African culture and how open and warm they are. I adore the zillions of bald-headed kids we play with each day, and how the chant of “By-ee Mzungu! By-ee Mzungu!” never gets old.
Translation: Bye-bye white person, bye-bye white person!
