A Weekend in the Village

From Left to Right: Joshua, Myself, and Titus

This past weekend, I visited the home of two brothers, who are both students from our college. I have known Joshua for the whole year that I have been in Uganda and met his younger brother, Titus, this past semester. I have come to really appreciate both of them; they are younger than most of the other students, but have a passion for their community and for the Lord and are hard workers. I stayed with their family in the village for a little over two days.  

The rest of Joshua and Titus's family in front of their house

The first thing I did when I got to their house was to meet their family. Joshua, Titus, and their sister, live with their Aunt and cousins, plus some other children. In Uganda, many households have relatives living with them. Many times, if you go to a person's house, they will tell you "so and so is my son" when the "son" might actually be a nephew from their deceased brother.

The "Old McDonald Farm"

 Joshua and Titus gave me a grand tour of their aunt's farm. Their aunt who has quite the farm: cows, goats, pigs, chickens, turkeys, vegetables, and bananas.

Mother pig and her piglets

Joshua with their "Matoke", a cooking banana that is eaten with sauce.

Joshua and Titus with their carrots.

I was happy to hear their carrots were doing well. They told me that they got the idea of growing carrots when they saw me growing them at the college earlier this year.

The beautiful Ugandan countryside/village.

Catherine, the head school master, and Myself

Part of staying in the village included meeting Joshua and Titus's neighbors, friends, and relatives. Catherine is the head school master of the government school in their village. She is a woman who has worked hard to make the village a better place. She was very happy to have me in their village.

Pigs resting in the shade of coffee trees

The diverse agriculture in the village: cows, turkeys, chickens, pigs, coffee, and bananas.

Children threshing soybeans; they hit the stalks with sticks and then gather the beans.

One of the boreholes in the village; most villages will have 1-2 boreholes, depending on the economic status of the village.

Church service under the trees

I spoke at their morning church service. Most of the church members are teenagers. Joshua and Titus are the leaders of the church and have a desire to see people who are taught the Word of God without any compromise. 

I arrived back home Sunday afternoon. Trips like this are always a blessing, but I have to admit I like the luxuries of running water and electric. I especially like a fan to sleep at night.

 Prayer Requests:

1. For me as I travel the next 2 weeks.
2. Elections in February; elections are a time of tension in the country.