The following day after our arrival, Tom and Nadine headed to Kayunga to celebrate Rogers Birthday and Heather went to Mukono to celebrate Mariel's semester abroad at Uganda Christian University and meet her host family. It was a wonderful celebration for all 30 people attended Rogers birthday and he was very happy! He is recovering well from recent surgery and hopes to be back in the US for much needed medical care soon! Tom assessed a potential water site in the area..finally after meetings in Kampala we made it to the farm..home away from home...and partner Family Empowerment Uganda.
Dear Readers- today was a day of rich
fulfillment for the people of Kampala Village and for me as well. The
first water from the very first water well this village of 5,000 has
ever seen came to the surface and we all rejoiced and splashed and
danced and sang together. And we all praised our Lord for the
blessings he delivered to us His people. This well was several years
in the planning, grant writing, funding, scheduling, and finally
drilling. When the first two borehole attempts failed, the ladies of
the village cried, fearing they would have to return to using the
mudhole in the creek bottom. But DRACO honored their committment and
the third attempt was successful. I got a good cross-cultural laugh
when I filled my bush hat with the well water and then dumped it over
my head- twice. Then the ladies also splashed the water all over
themselves, and then of course the children got in the act. In the
end it was a communal baptism of new water and new life. -- Reveling
in Uganda, Tom O.
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