GOBU2014: A Piggery, Grasshoppers, and Jackfruit!

On Tuesday morning, the team began teaching classes at Busubizi Primary. Tuesday's lesson provided them a framework within which the team members will teach specific stories for the remainder of the week. They will follow the morning schedule below each day this week:

9.30-10am:
Babies: Kari and Kailey
P3: Jen and Megan (teaching Cain & Abel / Abraham / Noah)
P4: Haylee and Quel (teaching Joseph & Moses)
P6: Sienna, Kimberly, & Emma (Daniel & Christ)

10.30-11am: Break for all of the classes and our team to play together

11am-Noon:
P1 / P2: Jen & Megan (teaching Cain & Abel / Abraham / Noah)
P5: Kari and Kailey (Samuel & David)
Working in Garden: Haylee, Quel, Sienna, Kimberly, & Emma

The team returns at 12.30pm each day to Eric & Krisann's for lunch each day. Tuesday found us enjoy a great Tex-Mex lunch complete with homemade tortillas and fresh guacamole. Wednesday's lunch consisted of chipati bread, hotdogs, and cooked cabbage.

On Tuesday afternoon the team hiked about a mile to 100% Hope's Hope Village property to work on landscaping their piggery. We cleared the area of heavy rocks which were then used to create a retaining wall to prevent erosion at the project. Emma has able to draw on her experience of doing similar work last summer at her grandparent's to build the retaining wall. The team demonstrated their work ethic and strength, once again proving that OBU girls are a tough bunch! After a couple of hours of hard physical labor w/ Eric, Dan, & Patrick, we hiked back to Eric & Krisann's for welcomed bucket showers and dinner.

Tuesday evening was filled with lesson planning, laughter, and an intense round of Mafia!

Wednesday morning, Quel, Monica, Emma, and Jen made a trip to the bank to exchange US dollars (USD) to Ugandan Shillings for our expenses throughout our trip as well as for individual team members spending money. We also had an opportunity to experience an open air market and purchase some geenuts (ground nuts...similar to our peanuts).

Wednesday afternoon, Quel, Emma, Megan, Haylee, Kailey, and Kimberly returned to Hope Village to continue our work at the Piggery. Later that afternoon, Monica, Sienna, and Kari accompanied Eric to Busimbi to lead a weekly Bible Study. Monica taught the lesson on Ruth and Kari and Sienna shared a brief word of testimony and scripture. We were well received and enjoyed the opportunity to interact with the pastor and his congregants.

After an amazing dinner of chicken pot pies made from scratch, we spent Wednesday evening with Haylee, Megan, and Sienna singing / practicing music for future worship services.
The past two days have provided opportunities to try local treats such as geenuts (both salty and sweet), Jackfruit, and chipatis. However, the most exciting (and traumatizing experience) had to be the opportunity to eat Grasshoppers! While this is one of Monica's favorite Ugandan delicacies, the team was not so sure! After much squealing, squirming, and protests...EVERYONE got ONE grasshopper down! Enjoy the pictures below.

LIFT US UP...
...that teaching would create opportunities to share with both teachers and children
...for physical strength and endurance for the challenging work being done
...for an emerging opportunity that would enable Haylee to coordinate / lead a conference on worship for local music pastors (to be assisted / supported by Megan and Sienna)
...praise that Jen's lost luggage finally arrived on Tuesday evening!