You're in Uganda

These huts are near the entrance to our orphanage, Calo Me Lare. You might see huts like this in town as well.

The mounds of dirt we saw throughout Uganda were intriguing to us…until we found out they are termite mounds. This is why homes are not built of wood here. The only way to eliminate a mound is to dig until you destroy its queen. Very interesting…

 This is a picture of the street we drive on to market or to Calo Me Lare. People everywhere…walking, riding bicycles or motorbikes, cars, vans, trucks. Day or night, there is never silence. Birds singing, people talking as they walk by, the band playing at the bar down the street, church services, or the cry for prayers at the local mosque. And then there is the goat sounding very much like a kid trying to get attention. (Maybe it is)!

Our family has partner-sponsored Elizabeth at Calo for a couple of years. She is a very soft-spoken six year-old girl. In this picture she is wearing the backpack our granddaughter, Emma, crocheted for her.

 It rains almost every day in our area & the foliage is lush! Dennis planted cucumbers & zucchini after we arrived & they are doing well. He planted a flowerbed beside the entrance to the Administration Building. Everything is done the hard way here, as you can see in the above photo where men are cleaning up extra dirt around the new houses, loading fill-dirt into a truck by hand. They loaded 3 loads one afternoon.

These are photos of our house, living room, 2 of the kitchen & the bedroom.

Wednesday night we attended a sharing & prayer meeting in the neighborhood with several people who are living in Uganda now but who are from other countries. It was a wonderful time together! The electricity went off just as we are starting (much like it does every evening), we had sharing & prayer by candle-light, & just as we finished praying the electricity came back on. God’s ambience is amazing!

This week Margie had the privilege of spending time getting to know some of the moms & praying with them, which was a delight!

The Bunga Bunga Bible Fellowship is very different from our church back home. The people are definitely more animated. They have been very welcoming. Pastor Dennis’ love for the Lord oozes out of him to everyone around him. This is a church with many new believers who are eager to learn. We met with the Elder Board after the service today. They were most welcoming. Pastor Dennis invited us to dinner in his home Monday evening. We look forward to serving together.

Andy & Cami Flege have been so helpful with our transition to Uganda. We will try to get photos of them for our next update.

Thank you again for your prayers & financial support.

Blessings,

Dennis & Margie