Busoga Visit

Hi Everyone
 
This is our first chance to get to an internet cafe so here is our update.
 
"After a 25 hour journey, Rev Chris Kweye collected us from the airport and we arrived safely at our Hotel 2 and 1/2 hours later.
We have been treated like royalty (sometimes being sung and drummed into meetings) and been transported by our driver in, Rev Chris's 4 x 4. We have seen many churches/schools and met many officials from the Churches and even been to the Diocesan HQ. Sometimes we have needed an interpreter, sometimes not. Many things have fallen into place, from the emails we had received from Rev. Moses. (Rev John's predesessor) Lunch has been provided every day, either by individuals in the homes we have visited or by the school or Church. We have been overwhelmed by the welcome given to us by people who works so hard for their Ugandan shillings and walk so many miles to get to Church/School. We all feel very rich in comparison.
 
We are being collected at 7am (Uganda time - they are 2 hours ahead) to take part in 2 services -7.30 and 9am. Simon is preaching at the 7.30 and Cathryn is preaching at the 9am. I am presenting the gifts and teaching the children My God is so Big and going to sing them the English words of an old Methodist song, to which we have been greeted severl times. (I am so glad that Jesus loves me). Expect Lizzie will be doing something somehow. We are in Jinja now and don't expect to get back here for a few days but will write again when we can. Not much free time but we were taken to Bujagali Falls yesterday and went on a short trip down the Nile. The programme has changed a bit with 'extras' being put in. We are all keeping well and thoroughly enjoyig the experience - please pray for quality sleep as our hotel is a very noisy. Love and prayers The Busoga 4."

Report 2, dated 14/07/08

Hi everyone
 
In Jinja again this after nooin on our afternoon off.
 
The services went very well yesterday with Simon and Catherine;'s talks being well received. Catherine preached in the 9.30 service and Simon/Lizzie and I taught the children some songs. The gifts were also well received (I had to present them twice as there were 2 services). Everyone was very happy with everything, espeially the communion set. They had previsouly had to borrow one. The money will also be well used as there is a lot to do out here.
 
The generosity has been so humbling with people/churches/schools who have very little giving us lunch most days of hot cooked food and vegetables. We felt so sad and guilty as we were eating lunch at the school on the first day when there were hundreds of children playing out side who had not eaten since they left for school probably somthing like 5 - 6am and will not eat again until they have walked the many, many kilometres home.
 
We have been given gifts of fruit and crafts. The fruit we can eat some and give the rest away but just how we are going to get the 4 x 8 feet long sugar cane home we dont know. Seriously though, we will cut it up here and either give it away and  eat a bit ourselves. We were supposed to have yesterday afternoon off as well but Rev Chris generously took us to the top of Lake Victoria and on a boat trip to see the source of the nile. He also treated us to dinner.
 
Anyway that's all for now
 
Love and best wishes The Busoga 4