There is no other way to start a mission day in Africa than to wake up to the sound of a 5:30am alarm clock accompanied by the sound of beating drums and roosters. We rolled out of bed and made our way to the last Mass we'd spend with most of the participants of the Leadership Conference we've been participating in. The Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of Masaka diocese so it was great to meet him before the start of Mass. Afterwards we had breakfast and said our goodbyes to the participants that were not coming back to join us for our CCO training week. This was tough for all us and the Ugandans as we had to say goodbye to the new friends we made who were, in a very short time, so welcoming and friendly.
After our goodbyes we headed back to our temporary home with the exception of Ben and Kristen who stayed behind to work with the Ugandan NET team on the music for the upcoming week (thank you Ben and Kristen!!!). The rest of us took a nap break. Most of us headed to bed right away (as we were exhausted from the past few days) while others took a short walk around the village and found some pigs to take pictures with. We finally had internet access and took advantage by contacting loved ones back at home. After the six of us managed to squeeze in a nap and hand-wash some items of clothing, Ben and Kristen came back and we made our way into town. We had a nice lunch together at a mazungo(foreigner) restaurant. Then we ended up at a community centre where the girls had some bonding time and some of the guys took a rest.
Once we were all rested we, along with a few Australians and the Ugandan NET team, were invited to Fred Mawanda's house for dinner. Fred is the NET director of Uganda and our main director for our whole time here. It was his youngest son, Timothy's, first Communion so it was a pretty big deal (Side note- Fred's oldest son is named Paul... get it? Paul and Timothy!!). After enjoying a delicious meal, we were given the chance to say a few words to Timothy. Josh had told him that he was born in a special time that needs special people like his parents and that now that Jesus is present in his heart in a special way, He can do special things in Timothy. Hearing this had made Timothy tear up. He had lots of support that night. Then we headed home, prayed, and slept to wake up early again for our very first day of our training!!
PS. As I (Eloisa) am writing this, we already have so many glory stories to share after half a day. Make sure you read the next few days!! Pray for our training week!
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