Karibu Uganda: Uganda January 2012

05 April 2012

Uganda January 2012

When we arrived at the Guest House in Kampala, we were met with a power failure which lasted 5 days. See my post on the main page for further information about this.

Forty-nine (49) 2nd and 3rd year students attended the Afmin On10 School. It is always such a blessing to return and see familiar faces of students who are so committed to their studies. One of our spiritual sons, Aaron from Nairobi, joined us and gave teaching on the subject of Church Planting.

Uganda is very security conscious due to al-Shabaab’s activity in Kenya and Uganda. The security measures and roadblocks around every corner, reminded me of similar security measures in South Africa in past years.

On the last night in Uganda, I was taken to the airport at 11pm because my plane to Mwansa Tanzania via Nairobi, departed at 5am the next morning. Passengers are only allowed inside the airport 2 hours before their plane is due to take off, so I had to sleep outside the building. This was a “first” for me!!

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Uganda, the land of order. I will never forget the first time I set my feet on the ground at Entebbe Airport, in September 2007. While standing in the queue, waiting for my visa, my whole body was covered in goose-flesh! I experienced a sense of “spiritual order”. There was something different about this country!

It was already dark when we arrived in Kampala. There were informal shops all along the streets. Later I would learn about the work ethics of the people. It is not unusual to find builders working under lights, even at 9pm. And it even appears that they are enjoying their work!

One thing that we have had to become accustomed to, wherever we stay, is the loud music which keeps one awake at night!. And this is not just any music, it is church music with singers filling the air with continuous sounds of joy and excitement.