Saturday, June 21, 2008

Farewell for now!


Ruth and her entire family came out to say goodbye as we left Uganda. It was heart rending
to leave her. But I will be back soon!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008


They gave me a hen! Behind me in the matching blue dress
and head band is the honorable Idah Mehangye. She is very
beloved and respected by our entire group. She is responsible
for our very presence in Uganda. Her husband's name is Henry.
I serenaded her with my best rendition of the old Herman's Hermits
song "I'm Henry the eighth I am! Henry the eight I am I am..."
So many mornings my fellow missionaries wanted to slug me but I don't know why!
Idah was amused!

This is the family that I sponsor through our organization.
The grandma had polio and she can’t walk. The kids’ parents
died of AIDS.

They were glad to see us!

The kids will melt your heart!

Bonjour!

You can’t beat Africa for wildlife!

Keep your hands and arms inside the boat please!

Murchison’s Falls –This is where the famous quote was uttered “Dr. Livingston I presume” by Lord Stanley
I doubt either one was in the water! The Nile is some 60 meters across up river from here.
It compresses into a valley less than 6 meters wide and plunges 90 meters straight down…Yikes!
We saw a dead hippo floating in the water below. Evidently she got too close to the edge…

This is our whole group.
I’m in the upper right hand corner with the "Montreal" ball cap.
Yes, that’s the Nile behind us!

Yaa! It’s the big Goomba!...Buildin’ a church wit’ a little girl!...One brick at a time!


We played a game called “football” even though we didn’t have helmets.
(No one told me to bring my Chicago Bears helmet)
We were the red team. This kid was a really good player (for the blue team)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

I Love Ruth


Today we went out to Namyoya to build the roof on a church. I got to see my very good friend Nakimuli Ruth. It was very nice to visit with her. I will see her again tomorrow.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

We Made it to Africa!

We finally made it! And here was a bonus. My good friend Vianney from Rwanda was here! Mon frère african! It was really good to see him and we had a nice visit. We got to chat in French. He had to return to Rwanda later. But that was a big unexpected bonus!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Shea Stadium Fun


Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

We are going to the Met's vs Dodger's game at Shea Stadium. We got tickets on the cheap. I love to root for the visiting team. Go Dodgers! Tomorrow night we are scheduled to fly to London and then on to Entebbe. Keep your fingers crossed! There are a lot of stranded travellers here on their way to European destinations!

Stranded...Whoa!

Instead of on to Brussels we ended up stranded at JFK along with hundreds of others headed for Europe. Not because of weather either. Yes, weather was a factor in the delay. But there were other problems. (Crumbling and neglected infrastructure and corporate greed perhaps?)

We did see the biggest escalator I have ever seen. We also saw some shocking and abhorrent displays of human behavior. I am still snickering about that! The locals love to scold you. It's just what they do I guess. Hahaha!

The Adventure Begins

We made it to New York. The big apple! Now on to Brusells!

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