Lunch at church

Every day we have feasted due to the hospitality of our hosts. Mama George has treated us to some great Ugandan dishes! You can see the way they are cooking. The beans take several hours and they are under the banana leaves. There is also a pot of rice. Yesterday was rice and beans with avocado and pumpkin. Today was rice, ground nut sauce, yam, matake, beans and cabbage. David has learned to eat the lunches more as we go along, and he and John usually have the plain rice. David is now asking for beans as well!! John has thought it delicious from the start.

The ladies make their own charcoal and use it for cooking. They save the fire on the sticks for use again. Many people help with the preparation. The rice has to be sorted because of small rocks being mixed in. Other vegetables are prepared and shredded and shelled, etc. it is a lot of work! Yesterday Mama George gave us some fried treats that were like donuts. She is always smiling! She is George Williams's mother. So warm and gracious!! Today she sent us home with hot corn on the cob. Just imagine the trips someone has been making to the well for all the water needed. Then there is water to wash all the dishes. It is not easy to look at that wash water, is it?