Saturday, June 29, 2013

Making supper for Willington.



Chopping a small head of lettuce, purchased at supermarket for $2.

One of the most special occasions has been for Carmen and me to make a homemade supper for our Ugandan friends in the home of Willington.  Willington is a highly talented man that can be called on for most anything.  He is a very dear friend and brother in Christ.  Over the course of a few trips to Uganda I have gotten to know him well as he has been our driver of the Chariot.  While he could be working, he has chosen to serve the church and drive us to our various activities.  



Here is the spaghetti sauce….It actually was very tasty and the Ugandans loved it…on the Chapoti…  They rolled it up like a burrito.  BTW, the green spots are olives…I like olives in the sauce.

Rebecca and Sheba displaying Chapoti ready to fry in oil.


For beverages, we made Crystal Light that we had brought from home. We added the powder to a bottle of water which turned it pink.  As Willington says, it looks like the color of Petro used in the cars.  As such, we now refer to it as Petro.


As a sign of respect and to honor her guests, Willington’s mother ate her meal while sitting on the floor.  She would not allow us to sit on the floor with her.  This has been very typical in each home we have visited.

Willington and his Mother expressing their gratefulness to God for guests in their home.

Driving in Uganda traffic is a great talent of his.  Anyway, we had the great pleasure of cooking Spaghetti with meat sauce, a fresh salad with homemade dressing, and garlic bread grilled on the stove.  There were about fifteen people in Willington’s apartment including a couple neighbors.  Jimmy, Sheba and Rebecca also taught us how to make a Ugandan daily favorite, Chapoti.  It is like a flour tortilla, but a little thicker and made with oil and butter.  We are looking forward to making them when we get home for our friends and family.

Visiting Christian schools in Uganda.







This week we have been visiting Elishama Primary School, the little school that the church started in Ndejje, a Muslim community.  The little school is on the property of Francis Nsubuga, a very godly man and  leader in the church in Kampala.  The school now has four teachers and about eleven children.  The building where they learn has two nice sized rooms with ahomemade chalk board and all the needed supplies. The teachers are developing the curriculum and adding Bible content.  It is widely known in the community that this is a Christian school and that the Bible is being taught.  There are at least two students who are from Muslim families.  The other children are from families that claim to be Christians usually in name only.  Being a Christian here usually means that you are a good person and maybe come from a family who at least once practiced some form of Christian beliefs from the Bible. Either way, the community is spiritually diverse, yet, living very peacefully together.  As Carmen and I taught classes with content about Jesus on Monday to the children of Elishama, across the street students were learning and practicing the Muslim faith.  As the Chariot (church van) arrived at Elishama, we exchanged waves and greetings  with the Muslim students across the street.





The school has a day care for about 2-3 children, preschool and first grade.  The day care children sat in on the preschool class and got a little sleepy….



The little boy in this picture is a student at Elishama.  Somehow, he is not able to speak.  He can hear and actually do what he is asked. He can make sounds with his voice, but he does not speak at all.  He was in class as we taught English to the preschool students.

Carmen brought jump ropes which provided a fun break from class