Saturday 28th June to Monday 30th June 2008

Saturday we headed off on a slow trip down the bumpy road to Kampala, so that we can meet the team coming from our home church in Australia.  I think the trip was the longest we have ever had so far; the road seems to get worse every time we go.  Fortunately they have commenced road works, though by the look of things, it will be a long time before they are finished.  We booked into our usual accommodation place, went out for dinner and called it a night.

Sunday morning we did a few things in Kampala and then met up with Peace and Edward to head to the airport to meet the team.  We were a bit early, but Peace had not been to Entebbe before so we went to see the beach, a stretch of around 200m of very chunky sand.  Then went to the airport and went upstairs so we could watch the team’s plane come in.  To our surprise the plane actually came in early, though the team seemed to be the last to come out.  It was a funny feeling as we met them coming out of customs as there were a few faces I did not recognise, but it was great to see some other Aussies and catch up with the few that we did know well.  There was only one small problem, Angela, who was coming from Kenya, as she had met up with some friends, was not with the team.  She was meant to be arriving one hour before the rest of the team, but had been held up due to her baggage not arriving.  After ringing around we found her number for Kenya and found out that she was coming tomorrow.

We headed back to Kampala with the rest of the team to spend the night before sending them off to Kabale in a hired minivan.  We all stayed at their accommodation to make heading off in the morning easier.  Phil stayed with myself and Edward and Peace in Kampala to wait for Angela, as the minivan was only just big enough and Kathryn travelled with the team to help them feel at ease on the trip.  I believe they had as pleasant a trip as the road could offer.  We on the other hand headed to the markets as expected to buy some chickens.  The plan was to purchase our one day old chickens and head to Kabale, catching the team up on the way, as they would be stopping more frequently for things such as photos at the equator, etc. But now we had bought our chickens by 10 am, but had to wait around until Angela’s flight came in, so we left Entebbe at around 2 pm and set straight off towards home.  Sharing the driving with Edward and only stopping for short toilet breaks, we made it to Kabale at 10 pm and spent a couple of hours preparing the chickens to settle in.

It was a long weekend but the team all made it safely and happily to Kabale.  I think that for some it has already been a real eye opening experience to see how other people in other areas of the world live.  We are all looking forward to the next week, the team, us and the staff and children of Akanyijuka!