Scotty and I stayed back in Nairobi two extra days with our Logistics team (Brandi Jo, Paul, and Michael) to digest and recuperate from the busy week of Debrief. On June 8th, we left Milimani Backpackers Hostel at 5:30am for the bus station where we hopped on a thirteen hour bus ride to Mukono, Uganda.
I would like to tell you that our ride was really bumpy, but I’m afraid that would not do justice. The frequent moments of EXTREME air that we got every time we hit a pothole and flew off our seats left us with two options: 1) we could moan and complain from the lack of sleep and the bruises we were attaining, or 2) just laugh because there was nothing else worth doing. I chose the laughter- obviously! Bus rides in Africa remain unparalleled.
We arrived in Mukono late at night and Scotty and I parted ways. I spent the first week of June with Dex and Christina’s team in a hostel just outside Mukono. We preached, led home groups, walked door-to-door for evangelism, and taught in schools during the day. After dinner we had the opportunity to relax on the roof of the hostel. Our view was gorgeous- we were situated on a hill outside the town so our hostel overlooked the lights of the city, and we would have frequent gatherings up there while watching lightening storms roll in. I couldn’t have imagined anything else that I would have rather been doing in those moments.
