Hey guys! We just returned from our bonding trip in Northern Uganda. Since it was quite a trip and we visited several places, we’re going to post in several parts. We are also still processing much of it and experienced more than we could possibly describe…but will try to summarize and share some stories.
Jeff set up a week for us to travel with a village church leader and stay with him in his village and do some teaching. This is a good way for us to get out of our comfort zone and learn more about Africa first-hand.
We left on Sunday the 21st after church. The church prayed over us and we said goodbye to friends…taught our last Sunday school with the kids. :'( ...We traveled with Charles (one of the leaders of the church in Nebbe area) from Fort Portal all the way to Belisa District on Lake Albert. It was so cool, we topped the last hill and before us was a plain of Africa with grass thatched houses beside the lake. We stayed in Boigoiga fishing village with the church members there. They were very welcoming and gave us a house to stay in and cooked all of our meals and tea for us.
In this region, it is customary to have tea separate from meals. So sometimes we have tea for breakfast with rice or potatoes, but often time we would have it in the afternoon or before dinner. It took us a little time to understand this. The first time we had tea and potatoes, it was very late at night. (The tea in Uganda is really good btw) Brayden finished his and said, “Thank you so much for dinner, it was so good and I’m really full now.” Charles looked at him and started laughing, “Oh, that wasn’t dinner- that was just tea. Dinner is coming in a minute.” J They were very gracious though and tried to serve food they thought we would like…which made us super grateful! It is very humbling when you realize that they are feeding you, the guest, their best food….
This was the first place we started teaching the people in the church…which is such a challenge and a really neat experience at the same time. We kept thinking about how Jesus taught fishermen by the lakes in Israel…
It is so incredibly humbling to have fellow Believers ask you for prayer about things you can hardly imagine. They pray that their fishing industry will be given back to them by those who have taken it away so that they can eat and feed their families because they can’t grow much in the land…or they pray that they will be given some type of transportation so they can have church meetings ever now and then…And I think my problems are bad! It really puts things into perspective…
The kids here were hilarious. They hadn't seen white people much and were very curious. They would fall down every time they laughed really hard- it was adorable!!
The house where we stayed...
Meeting with the leaders
When we left, the whole village helped carry our stuff down to the roadside to wait for a bus and say goodbye…
Waiting for the bus
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