Sunday 1^st March

It was double church for us today. We started off at John Murabyo’s church which we had not previously attended. It was very lively and all in the local language apart from a talk which I gave on the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We were taken straight from there to a new church which is currently meeting under the trees about a quarter of a mile from the Equator sign on the main road near Queen Elizabeth National Park. We were the first “Whites” to have ever attended. It was a communion service which is the first communion service we have ever been part of in Uganda. I was again asked to speak to the background of thundering lorries on the main road but fortunately with a PA system borrowed from Kasese.

Service out in the open at Kikirongo

As part of the offering people brought various food items which were auctioned off. We secured a pineapple for 2000UgSh.

Auction in progress

Afterwards we were unexpectedly given lunch. John said before the food arrived remember St Paul who ate whatever was put in front of him! In fact the food was excellent and we felt very privileged to have spent time with them.

Meal after church

Beans, Sweet Potato, Rice, Cassava sticky porridge and Beef

 

The local children seemed very entertained by our presence. They would have seen white people before but only speeding past in Safari trucks so it was a novelty to see us close up. They were busy trying to wipe the white off our skin to see if we were really black underneath!