Friday we prepared for the weekend, as the Siddans’ left on Saturday with the car to go to Kampala to pick up some of Erica’s relatives. As usual in Uganda their trip did not go as planned. The travelling was fine, but Erica’s relatives’ luggage did not show up, meaning that they had to stay one day longer in Kampala. This turned out to be ok as they had planned to visit a school for the deaf that they sponsor from Australia, and they ended up staying almost all day.
We walked down to church on Sunday and Sam, the boy who stays with the Wards, came with us also. Monday we went down to Akanyijuka and celebrated Isaac’s birthday, it was great because usually the children are a little bewildered about birthdays, but Isaac was all smiles and loving the attention. Here is a couple of before and after photos:
The Siddans’ arrived on Tuesday afternoon with their guests and all their Australianisms in tow. It is always good to have some Aussies around, even though they may not be like anyone we know personally I am always reminded of people back home by little things they do or say. Tuesday we also sorted out the details of hiring a Primary one teacher, Rogers who started on Wednesday. It is always exciting to move forward another step, and by the end of the day the children that will be in his class were already saying more English words then we had ever heard them say. Wednesday we went about preparing the beds and rooms for new children that are coming in on Thursday, as well as trying to get the school side of things going as well.
