I am going back in time to include more stories from Uganda. These pictures below are the once a week fellowship that ROTOM supports and encourages in its ministry to the elderly. As they gather in small places.....as you can see from the pictures below, they have a time of prayer, weaving baskets to sell at the markets, and lunch is provided which insures at least one really healthy meal. We were greeted by singing and dancing. They were all dressed in their finery and swinging to the beat of a classic African song. The harmonies of their singing is so primal and different than anything I've ever heard. No other word for it but WOW.
You can see how crowded it was in that little room. Somehow we managed to mostly find a little space to call our own.
Just before lunch, one of the care workers brought in a wash bowl so that the ladies could wash their hands. The staff of ROTOM show so much compassion and respect for the seniors.
We also did a worship time with Sarah on the guitar. Steve, Jon, Evangeline and I sang songs, then, after having lunch with them, we gave out our gifts brought from Canada. They included lotions, vitamins, latex gloves, shampoos, razors and toothbrushes.
We ended the day with a war with a boa constrictor? NO!!!!! Just a hunk of wood that looked like a big snake. Amongst the seriousness of our work for eMi, there's still time to play and laugh.
In His Service
This taxi stand is downtown Kampala. What is so facinating, is that there is a rhyme and reason to the parking and everyone in Kampala understands it.
Our 4 staff members from Canada, Steve - the director, Kevin - staff engineer, Patrick - Intern Co-ordinator, and Greg - staff archetect.
There Patrick is again goofing off again.
Patrick and Jonathon (an electrical engineer) are digging a bore hole to determine soil type and percolation rate.
Surveying became quite a challenge on the ROTOM site as Jon and Patrick were either dodging the silly goats, who had free reign and lunch on the property, or the biting ants. They were quite nasty if they got in your pants as both Jon and Patrick can attest to.
What do you think of the interesting head gear. The first day of surveying both Sarah (an Environmental Engineering student/intern) and Patrick got a sunburn on the back of their necks. Patrick is teaching Sarah the process of surveying and how to use the Total Station and data collector.
Here Patrick is mentoring both Jon and Sarah on setting up the Total Station and data recorder.
I was asked to do a lesson for the Sunday School. I planned to teach on Father Abraham and God's promises to him. I was told for about 100 children ranging in ages from 3 - 15. Daunting, but I stepped up to the plate and had songs planned, a story, and a craft. As you can see while we sing "Father Abraham had many Sons", we actually had 200 kids in that small room with about 8 adults. Tight but amazing.
Here the kids are working on the craft. I had brought supplies for 100.........lucky that I had also brought construction paper to use as well. Each of the kids drew themselves, coloured their clothing, and then we taped them to the wall attaching them below the pictures done of Abraham and Sarah........all of us joined together by Christ's direct lineage to Abraham and our salvation through Christ.
Look how packed in we were. They each helped each other and shared the crayons....of which there were few.
How the little ones loved their pictures taken.
Look at these sweet faces.
After our lesson, we went outside, more room thankfully, and, with lots of bubbles, had the kids chasing and counting how many they could break.
We lasted only about 15 minutes of bubble playing before the rains came. The skies opened up and it poured and poured.
While we waited for the Church Service to finish (it was an extra long one as the Archbishop of Uganda was visiting) Evangeline played the drums with a few of the kids.
