The first week - Arrived on the 5th of December after a 2 day flight via Cairns, Tokyo, Heathrow and then to Entebbe. Didn’t get much sleep and was covered in a bad rash during the whole flight, possibly a reaction to the malaria tablets. 3 hour drive from Entebbe airport via congested polluted Kampala to the base at Jinja . Never seen so much polluted air as there was in Kampala. Arrived at the base and was warmly greeted by 35 of the most beautiful kids who live at the home.Took a few days to get familiar with their names and the family relations.
Building - Started 15 Ugandans on the footings and base brickwork after setting out the house. The footing structure was a lot different to our standard. Am needing to be very flexible with building standards. Communication with the locals has been OK as some of them are reasonable at English you just need to get used to their accent and them ours. The flat block of land wasn’t so flat it has 4 foot fall over the house! Building is going well, worked with nationals in the 1st week, the only other people that were on the ground was Daryl who was working on an internet café that ISA are trying to set up and 3 older ladies from
dubbo. Also Amanda and her husband Tony had arrived on the 1st of December who are part of ISA. Spent a lot of time looking at windows and doors and getting quotes. Working with the locals a bit frustrating because they seem very unmotivated and stand around a lot.
The kids in the home have a awesome worship service every second night they are very passionate about God and praise. They have a prayer time and a lot of them end up crying as there is a lot of hurt there still.
Jinja - this was one of the biggest surprises it is a very structured neat rural town, very livable. You bump into lots of Muzungu (white people) in town most are involved in different mission organizations. We have met Aussies, Americans, Dutch, English all helping the kids and widows. There are also many street kids in town trying to survive by begging. Jinja is on Lake Victoria which makes a very nice back drop for the Town. Where we are working and staying is approx 5 miles from Jinja. Also nearby is the nile and Bujagali falls which is where we did a day of white water rafting on grade 5 rapids. The boys will bring a video back of this. I think Roy and Mat will be suitably impressed.
Base - Our base is the childrens Home approx 35 kids, bedrooms for us are crowded, showers are cold, the main area can be noisy and congested. The power goes out every second day, and one time the power went of for 3 days in a row, had to charge my phone up on the site generator. The driveway is like a rough 4wd track. There are kids around all day and go to bed at approx 9.00 PM.
The Kids - What can I say, the kids are beautiful, they all have those beautiful brown eyes that are full of life. Every time we come home from site or being away they are so excited to see us back and greet us with hugs and much joy. On the way to the site all the local kids are so excited to see us as we move though the area, they wave and sometimes dance and are jumping for joy. We feel like celebrities!
Building - Started 15 Ugandans on the footings and base brickwork after setting out the house. The footing structure was a lot different to our standard. Am needing to be very flexible with building standards. Communication with the locals has been OK as some of them are reasonable at English you just need to get used to their accent and them ours. The flat block of land wasn’t so flat it has 4 foot fall over the house! Building is going well, worked with nationals in the 1st week, the only other people that were on the ground was Daryl who was working on an internet café that ISA are trying to set up and 3 older ladies from
dubbo. Also Amanda and her husband Tony had arrived on the 1st of December who are part of ISA. Spent a lot of time looking at windows and doors and getting quotes. Working with the locals a bit frustrating because they seem very unmotivated and stand around a lot.The kids in the home have a awesome worship service every second night they are very passionate about God and praise. They have a prayer time and a lot of them end up crying as there is a lot of hurt there still.
Jinja - this was one of the biggest surprises it is a very structured neat rural town, very livable. You bump into lots of Muzungu (white people) in town most are involved in different mission organizations. We have met Aussies, Americans, Dutch, English all helping the kids and widows. There are also many street kids in town trying to survive by begging. Jinja is on Lake Victoria which makes a very nice back drop for the Town. Where we are working and staying is approx 5 miles from Jinja. Also nearby is the nile and Bujagali falls which is where we did a day of white water rafting on grade 5 rapids. The boys will bring a video back of this. I think Roy and Mat will be suitably impressed.
Base - Our base is the childrens Home approx 35 kids, bedrooms for us are crowded, showers are cold, the main area can be noisy and congested. The power goes out every second day, and one time the power went of for 3 days in a row, had to charge my phone up on the site generator. The driveway is like a rough 4wd track. There are kids around all day and go to bed at approx 9.00 PM.
The Kids - What can I say, the kids are beautiful, they all have those beautiful brown eyes that are full of life. Every time we come home from site or being away they are so excited to see us back and greet us with hugs and much joy. On the way to the site all the local kids are so excited to see us as we move though the area, they wave and sometimes dance and are jumping for joy. We feel like celebrities!
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