Sunday April 20th

Driving through Kampala, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, so it seems that everything is back to normal. The security might have been a little heavier, but it all looked fine to me.

The last team that I will be seeing while at New Hope left the country on Friday night. Now that there won't be any teams coming until June, it has been a little more relaxed around here. I love to see all these people with such open hearts, who are so willing to help in whatever we ask of them. I was at the baby house this evening and was talking to a little boy who cannot respond verbally. While talking to him, I mentioned the name of one of the team members who spent a lot of time loving him and just being with him and his face absolutely lit up. Just to hear her name gave this little boy such joy.

Before going to the baby house, I needed to go to the primary site (see, we live over on the side where the secondary school is located and it is about a ¾ of a mile walk to the other side) with Ann, my nurse roommate, to get some more medication. So, to make the trip shorter, we decided to try taking a bike for a spin. There is a metal seat/rack on the back of the bike, which is used to transport supplies or passengers. Ann jumped on back and I sat in the driver’s seat and attempted to ride this contraption while wearing a skirt (no easy feat mind you).

Well, we didn’t fall, which was a complete miracle, but we definitely were the comic entertainment for the evening. We gathered quite the crowd while making our journey and everyone who saw us couldn’t help but burst into laughter.