Rainy season

.Well the rains have come and the perennial dust has turned to sludge but not all the time! We still get hot, sunny days
But when it rains it seems relentless and an additional problem is that when it rains the power often goes off.
Kito z(the area where David is giving out wellspring nets and I am doing adult literacy) has become a swamp complete with frogs and toads. The church where we work is under water as the pastor gave away some of the roof to a needy resident.
The physiotherapist arranged to take us around Kampala on Saturday which was great. He and his friend took us to the museum ( much of which had been looted in the 1970's), the Catholic and Protestant cathedrals, the royal tombs (burned by all shebab in 2010) and a beautiful Baha'i temple. In return we took them to a Greek restaurant for dinner. It was very authentic as it was run by a Greek and a very new experience for our guides who knew of its existence but had not eaten there. We chose a meze which they really enjoyed. Our waiter was Ugandan tho' David insisted on calling him Stavros. Luckily he had a good sense of humour!
On Sunday evening we were fortunate to be invited to the graduation party of one of the younger staff members. This was a formal affair with a compare,  young people dancers in national costumes and sppeches. Speeches were made by work colleagues (including us), pastors and family. A lovely meal was provided for all then the graduate made a speech of thanks after which people gave gifts to the graduate. It was delightful to participate in Carol's celebration together with many of her friends, neighbours and church family.
Note -although the official language is English, most people speak Luganda amongst themselves. The church sermon is always in Luganda. However, as with the graduation, there is always a translator so we do not miss anything. Those who have not been to school do not speak English and those with little education speak only a little. Luganda is the language of the majority of people who are from the banda tribe. In other areas they speak other languages so need English to converse with one another.
Well I am over half way through my time here but there is still plenty to do whether literacy, special needs, making pom POM's, secondary education or community work. David and i also enjoy doing a practical science lesson once a week -this week it is volcanoes!! We have just had yellow fever injections in preparation for a trip to Western Uganda next month. We may also be revisiting tororo.
Continue to keep in touch and pray for us.