Monday, October 5, 2009

Chicken Wrap!

So I have been craving a chicken wrap from Ozzie's in town ever since we arrived here.  It's quite expensive (Mzungu prices) so today we splurged for lunch.  Chicken, avocado, and chapatti what could be better?  Oh I know!  The connections we made while we were at Ozzie's. (haha)  At the table behind us we met a woman who runs a babies home in town.  They have 0-5 year old kids and have had about 40 over their time being here who have been adopted by Americans and Ugandans.  We told them where we lived and they said we lived right next to a woman who works at their Orphanage!  So next on the agenda, make some good old cookies and meet the neighbor!  Speaking of connections Risa and I made many over this past weekend.  First, on Saturday we went over to the Nester's house.  They have been missionaries here for the past 5 years.  Jen DeVries and Erin Beck met them in town when they were here last year.  Guess where they are from...Virginia!  LOVE IT!  Roanoke actually so they are HUGE VT fans, GO HOKIES! J  We met some other mzungus there who work at the YWAM base.  It was really refreshing to meet some other mzungus here.  Then comes Sunday...Risa and I ventured to Kampala early Sunday morning to go to a church there called Life Church.  Risa's friend Allison knows the pastor and his wife, who are from Oregon.  We got to Kampala around 8:30am and met up with our friend Colin at the taxi park (the crazy taxi park you've ever seen).  Then we got on to a taxi to go to the church.  A guy on the taxi told Colin he was going to the church we were headed to so we decided we would follow him.  Lo and behold a miscommunication occurred because he was not taking us to the church that Risa had been given directions for (when we found this out Colin said "Saved by the bell"  Risa and I died of laughter).  So we asked a boda boda driver on the road and he pointed us further down Entebbe Road.  We made it to Life Church and absolutely LOVED it.  I wish it were in Jinja!  They had a really cool blend of Uganda and America going on in worship time.  I really like the pastor and how much he knows the culture and used examples from the culture in his sermon.  We went to the newcomer meeting after the service and we were given sodas, yum!  After the service we met the pastor and his wife.  They have been here since January at the church.  His wife grew up as a missionaries' kid in Uganda when her dad started a church in the 60's!  So their breath of knowledge of Uganda is vast.  I really enjoyed asking him about the intertwining of witchcraft and Christianity that happens here.  After church we walked around Kampala with Colin and he brought us to the only Movie Theater and bowling alley in Uganda.  Some day we will go bowling with Colin J

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