Now that the malaria scare is over...

... we thought we'd tell you what we got up to in Soroti.

When we last blogged, we'd finished 4 days of building. On Saturday 20th, we spent some time ministering to members of Pastor Francis's church. We broke into small groups and some of us spent time ministering to the children with songs, games and a bible story, some men led a men's bible study and some women led a women's bible study and others led a youth bible study. In the afternoon we spent time in the village around the church evangelising. We met some christians and were able to encourage them. We also met non-christians and were able to share the gospel with them. It was very different to door to door evangelism in Australia as we were welcomed at every house we came to and people listened to us as we explained the gospel. We prayed for several people and a couple of them came to church the next day! Please keep praying for the people we spoke to and for the church as they continue to evangelise and disciple new christians. We were invited to lunch at Susan's house. She prepared a feast for us and we were made very welcome and treated like VIPs.

On Sunday we went to church and once again participated. A few of us spoke and sang in the service. We returned home and had some free time in the afternoon (including cleaning!) and then were invited out to a good friend of Pastor Francis for dinner.

Monday we returned to building and after 4 more days of building, we left with all the walls that we worked on completed! The builders were left a few small things to complete. In total, we built half the walls of the bible school (Jane posted a photo in her previous blog).

Since our malaria incident and the great news of us now all being well, we've adjusted to the hustle and bustle of Kampala. It is such a big and busy city! We've caught the local transport to get around. We went to All Saints Anglican Cathedral for church on Sunday and then had some free time in the afternoon. Church was very African, with Anglican familiarities! It was packed, with 3 overflow tents outside and a gospel choir. The Bishop passed his greetings to us, we were quite easy to spot!

Today we went to An Open Door - an orphanage for abandoned babies and street children. The boys enjoyed a game of soccer (and won!), the girls played with the younger ones. We then spent the afternoon navigating Kampala on local transport on the back of postie bikes (boda-bodas) and doing a bit of shopping. Most of us prefer to keep our eyes closed as we weave between the traffic on the boda-bodas. It's either that or continual screaming (or nervous laughing in Adam's case!) Ok, slightly exagerated...

We are all well and thank you for all your prayers.
Love,
The Uganda Team
(Sarah and Chris)