Through the Eyes of a Newbie - Part 2

Through the Eyes of a Newbie- Part 2

November 6, 2015

Greetings from Gulu!  Besides being new to Gulu, I am also new to blogging!  I have great admiration for Pat who knows how to create blogs in her sleep!  So, I decided that before I forget what I learned, I better put my skills to work soon! 
I am fairly adept at photography so I will also try to give you a flavor of Gulu through pictures.

On our way to our gathering with the Water Women, we passed by fields of magnificent sunflowers.

When we had our first training for the Water Women, they brought along some of their children and their friends.  They thought it was important for many of them to hear about the importance of clean water and how to use the water filter system.  One of the Water Women's daughter dressed in her finest to cheer her mom on!

 

Today we had our second training.  This was the largest group of women that we have trained so far.  There were eleven of them who came for training.  They decorated their buckets for the filters and then raised them for all to see.



This Water Woman decorated her bucket with teddy bears and flowers.

Thought you might also enjoy seeing some pictures of some of the children who will be benefitting from having the filter systems...thanks to your generosity.

 

 

 

 

 

From the serious to the mundane... last Sunday, we all decided that it was time for our hair to be cut... so, Jo cut Pat's and mine, and Pat cut Jo's.  The last time I tried to cut someone's hair, it was almost the end of a beautiful friendship!!!  Reminded me of the times my dad would line up all the boys in our family for their haircuts.... lots of kidding went on!

 

Currently, we are enjoying the company of Ron Atkinson.  Ron  has authored several books and his most recent is The Roots of Ethnicity:  Origins of the Acholi of Uganda.  He is staying with us while he is working on land issues.  It's so nice to have a man around the house!

As we were going into the villages, we came to a home where the family had received pigs from Sister Jean Abbott.  Not only was Bernard able to raise the pigs he received, but he has been able to pass off some of the offspring to his fellow villagers.  Here is a picture of Bernard, his wife, Dolphine, and their daughter, Rita, along with his pigs and the pen he built for them.  Bernard is a good friend of our community and often helps with our driving.





 

 

Time to bring this to a close.  Again, we thank you for your on-going support!  It is a privilege to be in Ministry here.  God bless you.