After 7 days here, several emails from Internet cafes, getting Denise to make phone calls from the UK to Vodafone. After several major power cuts, I finally have a 3G connection. I am writing this with a serenade from 40 cockerels telling the whole of Upper Congi that the sun is rising. Now at 7 o'clock it has been 'noisy' for 3 hours and I can no longer pretend that I am asleep. Today I am coming home. Whoopee. It has been a very different trip, useful and informative. Peter can't help but remark on the enormity of the task we have ahead.
Although it is an adventure every time we visit, I need to keep reminding myself that if we can make a difference for just 1 of these children then it will really have been worthwhile. We have to remind ourselves of our adopted Ugandan mantra 'mpola mpola' - slowly by slowly. We will not change a culture and may be completely anonymous to 28 million Ugandans but for one child in the middle of Africa who has been dealt a difficult past and an uncertain and hopeless future we have given an opportunity to make something of their life. Today we will not get to our land as Spau's transport needed a new clutch and using a taxi bus or boda boda will not be possible over such a distance. So today we will relax and prepare for our overnight flight to Heathrow. I am really looking forward to Sunday at home before picking up the usual daily routine on Monday. Thank you for your interest, and please continue to support our work if you possibly can. Rob and Peter
No comments:
Post a Comment