There are many stories to tell about the last few days. After the team arrived, we spent some time relaxing and then on Wed. we went out into the camps with CPA and had what they call a "solidarity day." It's a day where we look at a day in the life of someone who lives in the camps. So, we drove to the camp...only this road felt more like a literal roller coaster with dips and turns. At one point one side of the car was at a 45 degree angle to the other side and we were all smushed on one side of the car. TIA -- This Is Africa. After arriving in the camp an HOUR later, the women were paired with other Ugandan women and had to cook and serve and clean and the men with the Ugandan men, who took them "hunting" and herding cattle. It was a LONG and hard day for all of us. We learned that women work WAY harder than the men!
Thursday we traveled as a team to Kampala and had Thanksgiving dinner with a group called Come Let's Dance. They are an orphanage based in Kampala. (www.comeletsdance.org) We had turkey and stuffing and green bean casserole and even sweet potatoes. It's good to feel closer to home.
Tomorrow the team will leave and my friends Jennie and Alyssa and I will go to this place called Jinja for a mini-vacation/de-briefing time for us. We are very much looking forward to it.
continue to pray for safe travels and that none of the crazy traffic/government stuff going on here hinders us from getting on any planes this weekend or next week.
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