Week 12 (8 -14 October 2006)
This Sunday we wanted to avoid being late for the service so arrived at 7.50am but nothing happened until 8.30am! It was a special commissioning service for the new Scripture Union Committee. After breakfast we returned to the meeting room for a “File Handover” Ceremony and discovered we were Guests of Honour with the visiting preacher, the Dean of the School of Theology and Divinity at the nearby Uganda Christian University Regional Study Centre. The proceeding stopped briefly for lunch and eventually ended at 3.30pm – so only 7 hours of ceremony.
Monday was the UK equivalent of a Bank Holiday but here to celebrate “Independence Day”. Most shops were closed and there were no lessons for students. We were invited for lunch with Cathy Asiki and had a pleasant time chatting in her garden with other family members. We returned at 6.30pm. The students still had ‘prep’ but the staff had managed to set up a TV in the staffroom although the choice of programmes was limited.
Isaac, the husband of Mary (our home help), arrived to fit shelves in the kitchen, bathroom and pantry (food store) on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it seems that what we though we said is not what Isaac though we said but they are an improvement to our storage. He arrived late in the day so was unable to complete the work and they will all need a further coat of varnish. The teacher of English has not arrived so we have volunteered to teach S1 and S2 English until a replacement arrives. We have also had some discussions with the SU patron, John, about small group Bible Studies especially as the new SU committee are eager to start them.
We met the Wiltons (AIM in Congo) for lunch in town on Wednesday. They visit monthly for provisions and have much experience to share with us. We also ordered cushions for our forthcoming sofa set. There were too many insects for us to stay in the staff room for prep later. Pity.
On Thursday we tried again to get our printer to work – and failed. I did manage to attach a larger old solar panel from AIM to see if that gives us more power for the laptops. We met with the SU Committee to discuss the Bible Studies and agreed to start on Sunday, but only for the Committee members initially with the idea that they then lead further groups later.
Friday was a fairly quiet day with the only excitement being the sight of our second snake being caught and killed. They move surprisingly quickly. Maybe it was objecting to us reading “Animal Farm” to the S1 and S2 students (as in the UK Literacy Strategy). The language is a bit hard for them but gives us opportunity to explain some words and is the best we could find from the school library.
On Saturday we took 4 others to town but only one back! But also 8 live chickens. It was OK as they were tied by their feet. The chickens, I mean. We collected our cushions and saw the first of our furniture which just needed to be varnished. Visited the hairdressers this afternoon. In our lounge. We cut each other’s hair and it looks OK, thanks to the extensive practical training from All Nations. We became a bit decadent this evening and watched a borrowed DVD on a laptop. After eating pancakes with freshly squeezed lemons we enjoyed watching “Mona Lisa Smile” as it’s the first film we’ve seen since July. It probably wouldn’t have mattered what it was.
Monday was the UK equivalent of a Bank Holiday but here to celebrate “Independence Day”. Most shops were closed and there were no lessons for students. We were invited for lunch with Cathy Asiki and had a pleasant time chatting in her garden with other family members. We returned at 6.30pm. The students still had ‘prep’ but the staff had managed to set up a TV in the staffroom although the choice of programmes was limited.
Isaac, the husband of Mary (our home help), arrived to fit shelves in the kitchen, bathroom and pantry (food store) on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it seems that what we though we said is not what Isaac though we said but they are an improvement to our storage. He arrived late in the day so was unable to complete the work and they will all need a further coat of varnish. The teacher of English has not arrived so we have volunteered to teach S1 and S2 English until a replacement arrives. We have also had some discussions with the SU patron, John, about small group Bible Studies especially as the new SU committee are eager to start them.
We met the Wiltons (AIM in Congo) for lunch in town on Wednesday. They visit monthly for provisions and have much experience to share with us. We also ordered cushions for our forthcoming sofa set. There were too many insects for us to stay in the staff room for prep later. Pity.
On Thursday we tried again to get our printer to work – and failed. I did manage to attach a larger old solar panel from AIM to see if that gives us more power for the laptops. We met with the SU Committee to discuss the Bible Studies and agreed to start on Sunday, but only for the Committee members initially with the idea that they then lead further groups later.
Friday was a fairly quiet day with the only excitement being the sight of our second snake being caught and killed. They move surprisingly quickly. Maybe it was objecting to us reading “Animal Farm” to the S1 and S2 students (as in the UK Literacy Strategy). The language is a bit hard for them but gives us opportunity to explain some words and is the best we could find from the school library.
On Saturday we took 4 others to town but only one back! But also 8 live chickens. It was OK as they were tied by their feet. The chickens, I mean. We collected our cushions and saw the first of our furniture which just needed to be varnished. Visited the hairdressers this afternoon. In our lounge. We cut each other’s hair and it looks OK, thanks to the extensive practical training from All Nations. We became a bit decadent this evening and watched a borrowed DVD on a laptop. After eating pancakes with freshly squeezed lemons we enjoyed watching “Mona Lisa Smile” as it’s the first film we’ve seen since July. It probably wouldn’t have mattered what it was.
posted by Anonymous at 11:03 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home