Kacungwa Day 2

Get up, eat breakfast, stuff 12 people in an 8-passenger van and travel 45 minutes to Kacungwa.  That’s how we started our morning.  Our drive, Joseph, has been a great addition to our team.  He has touched our hearts and we have all felt comfortable with his driving prowess.  Driving in Uganda, and particularly in Kampala is nothing like you would ever see in the US – even in the worst times.  But there is a rhythm to the chaos that once you see it, seems to even make sense.  I just wouldn’t care to drive in it on a regular basis (or even once for that matter!).

When we arrived in Kacungwa, we all split up again.  There were many things going on.  Saylor, Emily, Chris & Bonnie were off to teach a girl’s bible study.  Today were the younger girls and they said they had 60-65 young women attend.

Sean & Ken along with Pastor Sylver lead a pastor’s conference.

Ron & Brandon were working to get a scale constructed for the piggery.

I spent the morning with the headmaster, some teachers and students reviewing the proposal for the school computer lab along with some extensive study materials.

Then in a flash it was lunch time.  Because of the differing schedules, we kind of drifted in at different times.  Then Anita was hustling us off because I had to leave to go to Africa Renewal University (parting ways with the team now) and others wanted to go shopping with their sponsored children in the trading center (16).  We packed 16 people this time in an 8-passenger van and headed out.  We arrived just a few minutes later and everybody piled out.

My sponsored daughter’s grandmother runs a restaurant just nearby so I went over to say hello to her.  Needless to say, she was surprised to see a muzungu walk into her restaurant and have me a great big hug!  It was so nice to see her if only for a minute.  As for my “Ugandan daughter”, she has now completed hair stylist school and has a small salon in Kampala.  I have been very disappointed that I have not been able to see her this trip, but am so happy to know she has achieved success and am told that she is well and has turned out to be a fine young woman with a positive hope for her life ahead now.  Praise God (Mukama yebazibwe).  She will now be dropped from the sponsorship program and we will find another young one to assist for a time.

It was very hard for me to leave Kacungwa after just a short visit.  As I said yesterday, we are no longer visitors, we are friends.  We know so many people by name and no longer just feel like guests.  The way we all found a place to fit in, to minister, to learn and most importantly to spend time with our friends from this small village on the other side of the world is a testimony to God’s sovereignty and grace.

Back in Mubende, I transferred cars, left the team behind and am now off to Africa Renewal University for a couple of days then back to Ggaba for the rest of the week.  God only knows what’s in store for me, or the team, but whatever it is, we know it will be good!

In faith,

Dave