1/22/10 10:30 PM

Uganda; day 24

To top off yesterdays “good day” I found out the hot water heater in our bathroom isn’t broken after all. When we came to stay at the home Shadrack told us it was so we’ve been taking very cold showers for the past two weeks. I just happened to notice an odd switch that appeared to go to nothing in our bedroom and thought I’d give it a try just in case. It made my night.

Today has been a full day, I woke up and spent a few hours doing our laundry and cleaning, then we headed to town to check our email and get lunch. Afterwards we went back to the local market, to pick up some Maize flower and sugar, and then headed home just in time for it to start raining. I think the rain brings everyone outdoors here, rather then at home where we all go inside. The kids all got excited and started playing games in the front yard, and Kurt and little David were taking turns chasing each other.

Once little David got the best of Kurt we headed inside to relax and get our daily reading time in. We’d just finished and were talking when a bat came out of nowhere and started zipping around the dinning room. He was acting like a dive bomber going in for low passes and so fast it was hard to keep track of him, had we been at home I would have thought it was no big deal, but I have no idea if they have poisonus bats here. I grabbed the first thing I could to hit it with in case it came in my direction which happened to be a bible, while Kurt decided he’d turn the light on and that might chase it out of the room, which it did. It seemed to tick him off really well and he headed right for us at the speed of light. I decided to take a less combative approach, and dove behind one of the couches as he zoomed just over my head. Kurt and I decided it was time to retreat, did a countdown and using the Bible as cover made a mad dash for our room. I’m sure we’ll find out tomorrow that the bats here are just as harmless as the ones at home, but if nothing else it made for an entertaining experience.

The devotion tonight was an encouraging one, Anne started the message by leading the kids in singing “the lords army” which was something we taught them when the team was here. I could still hear them singing it as they walked through the compound after the devotion. It’s nice to see them enjoying it as much as we did when we were kids.

Tonight was our first dinner at the house since the team left, woo hoo! Also our first time cooking on the charcoal stove, which seems like it will be very easy to use for full meals. We had porridge for dinner, which tastes very much like Cream of Wheat to me. I’ll have to look at the ingredients when we get back and see if it’s the same thing. So tomorrow we are going to buy our own charcoal stove and make our first full dinner here on our own. I feel like we’re getting more settled now that we’re able to get some of these supplies.

Prayer requests

-That God will provide all the funds needed to pay for the bills, school fees, and food.

-Martha, one of the little girls here got malaria and was admitted to the hospital, pray that God will heal her quickly.

-Brandi