Wednesday 24th October 2007

Today Phil and I dropped Kathryn at Akanyijuka and two more double beds had arrived, so we moved them into where they will be going.  As we went to put them together we remembered that the holes used to join them always needed to be made bigger, then we remembered that Quinton broke the hammer when he was getting in through the roof.  So we went home, to return later. 

We then headed to the drop-in centre and hung out there for a while, Pam and Eddie have to go to Kampala early next week, and Pastor Edward and myself will be away also, so Phil is being left in charge to make sure things go smoothly.  Also he is house sitting while they are away, cooking for Sam also.  Apparently the drop-in centre was raided yesterday by the army and police.  They had seen some boys sitting with cards and came in with guns and big sticks as they said they thought they were gambling.  Pam said she had never seen the boys move so quickly, jumping fences in a scury to get away, only three or four did not get away.  Pam promptly said to the man in charge “What are you doing to my boys?” and the matter was soon dissolved.  It shows that the people here are quick to jump on people when they are down, without really thinking first, and also that the boys are definitely used to running from the trouble they get themselves into.

After this we went back to Akanyijuka to put the beds together and fix a faulty light switch also.  When we were there the counsellor handed us some reports on the visitations she had done, and I made arrangements to go on Friday with her and Pastor Edward to see the ones that get selected for consideration.   She did not really do the job we were expecting, but hopefully if we go with her this time we can give her a better idea. 

Then we hiked up the hill to home, that will definitely be one thing that I never miss.