The church building and compound

Wow!!! We are blown away by the church itself. I tried to take pictures from every angle. Just like most others in Uganda, the church has no running water. That means no flushing toilets. Actually only a hole which I am happy to say I have not even seen!! Yes that's right, a miracle for sure. We don't drink much water during the day even though we do get hot!! All the water for cooking comes from the well. The Americans use a lot of hand sanitizer!! The tree behind the church is a mango tree and the sign is telling people not to shoot down the mangos! All the clothes of the people who live there in the compound are washed by hand in pots and bowls in the well water and then hung on the line or strewn about the compound. The well is a good distance and the Jerry cans are very heavy! There is power off and on which powers the keyboard and microphone when it is working. The floor of the church is dirt and the platform is concrete. George William who leads worship literally sleeps in the sanctuary. We think others do as well. The roof and sides have plenty of holes which means they get rained on whether sleeping or worshipping. Right behind the keyboard area literally attached there is a pigpen. Yes, I did say pigpen. There are newborn piglets there who squeal loudly when we are trying to talk. Once in a while there is a strong smell that wafts into the sanctuary. There is a chicken who likes to wander in occasionally and left a present on the platform yesterday!!

There is a house attached which "Mother George" lives in with her daughter. She is the main cook. So sweet!! Of course in her house there is no electricity. The small road which runs right beside the area is seen to have the occasional motorcycle or group of cows being led by. The girl you see is chopping wood for the fire for cooking. Can you believe how fascinated we must be!! And a little hot and tired. But so are they!! And they aren't coming back to our humble motel with us!!! Wow is all I can say.

Tomorrow we have a church service. Fabian and I will sing together with Andrew on the drums!! What a privilege! Then we will travel to Andrew's home in the afternoon and visit his family. Can't wait!!! He lives on the other side of Kampala. Sweet dreams!!