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.