Sheltons in Uganda

Jinja through a visitor's eyes

2012-01-15T09:51:00.001-06:00

Warm and green welcome!

Bob's porch

Bob's classroom

Though the afternoon spot is under the mango tree for some breeze!

City water is only on for a few hours (you hope) a day. So water is stored in tanks like these for use.

Uganda Baptist Seminary uses wood burning stoves/ovens for the many meals it prepares. (Around 50,000 plates a year) This is the wood shed.

The cafeteria

Students taking a test

Surjio's Pizzeria and Guest House. You're seeing this before the team arrives to see it themselves.

The view from the team's guest house porch, looking onto Lake Victoria just before it plunges into the Nile.

Church where Bob attended last week.

Children's church this morning

Front row l-r
Karis, friend Marie, Sophia, Sue, Bob, Anthony

Bobpa even here

The VIP busy at work. After the many projects I had for him at home, he's on to prep for Team Uganda.

My car port turned into workshop

The chaise-lounge platform to become a dental chair.

update in pictures

2012-01-11T14:20:00.000-06:00

I'm a little behind in posting updates. Pictures are fun and quick ways to see some of the things in our recent life...at least the ones we pull the camera out for. Because as we all know, most of our days go un-documented in JPEG format. Here's the past few weeks at home.

We've known Grace for about 5 years and are thrilled to see her seeing this day come true.

Even the flower girl's gotta be ready!

Grace's father passed away many years ago, and her brother was to escort her down the isle. He suddenly passed away two weeks before the wedding. She asked Anthony to steady her arm and speak for her family in presenting her to Daniel. Karis was also a flower girl and did a great job!

My first wedding cake, with frosting that has to withstand equatorial sunshine at the outdoor reception.

Christmas day in our hammock. No snow here.

Our church presented a Christmas musical. Here are the angles.

The stable

Mary (Karis)

Sophia with the other shepherds

Friends over for Slip n Slide that Gran & Grandad brought for Christmas.

Now to get the camera to work...

Wedding Bells

2012-01-05T14:28:00.000-06:00

Wedding bells were ringing...at least the car horn was honking as is the custom hear as the bride arrives at the church!
Grace's brother who was to walk her down the isle passed away suddenly about 2 weeks before her wedding. In the place of her passed away father and brother, she asked Anthony to steady her arm and walk her down. That certainly was not something he ever expected to do before our own girls marry! But, quite an honor.
Both the girls were flower girls.

Grace was a stunning bride!

My afternoon's kitchen counter...

2012-01-05T14:06:00.000-06:00

A warm December afternoon:
~Lettuce from my garden (just picked) soaking in Potassium Permanganate water to kill bugs/viruses/bacteria that cause yucky tummy problems
~my small bottle of the purple granules of P.P. In two years, you can see how little is used each soak!
~rice in a tray...tossed up in the air to remove some things, others are picked out, most of the rest (little bugs) float to the top of the water I rinse the rice in before cooking. Any tiny bugs are dead, because I put my rice in the deep freeze for a few days after I buy it!
~tomatoes from my garden, drying after their soak
~Apple muffins fresh out of the oven
~A mug of freshly made coffee (to go with the warm muffins!)
~Pitcher of drinking water that has gone through our water filter, ready to rinse the lettuce after it's first spin.

I read on the internet of temps in the west these days, and try to remember what that is like.
Our rainy season was about 2 months longer than usual (which we loved here), but it seems it has passed so the typical hot January is upon us.

My home-made mango chutney on freshly caught Tilapia (then cooked!) was a nice treat tonight for dinner!