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| Roy + Mac |
Today we went shopping in the market and had to bargain for better prices for food for HIV/Aids patients. We were buying 56KG of this and 112 Kg of that. Items we bought were: Sugar, Soap, Red Beans, Rice, Sosamma Powder (makes a porridge like food) and fruit.
Then we came back to the guest house and broke it down into family sized amounts which we then delivered to the Ubuzima group. This group is a support group for people with HIV/Aids. While we were there, we learned how to make beads out of strips of paper. The finished product actually looked pretty good. It was great to share time with these folks and have them teach us something that we can bring home and have some fun with. Giving them the bags of food was also a special treat. In total we had made 80 bags of groceries.
After that we went off to Momma Fabrice's house. Fabrice is a young man who was injured by a land mine many years ago. Currently he is living in Canada. We went to meet his family. We were able to witness their courage and strength after their losses of the past year. On Aug 16 it will be 1 year since Fabrice' father passed away. 1 week before that, Fabrice' uncle had passed away. (2 brothers in 1 week) Suffice to say that this family - that didn't have much before - has less now and was really encouraged by our visit. We were also encouraged by visiting them. They are truly special people.
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| Ugali Ready to Eat |
Tonight we had a low point in the trip. Everyone coming to East Africa needs to try "Ugali" - a flour and water mixture that is a traditional dish for the poor. We went to a restaurant that serves ugali and other foods. We need to find another place to get our ugali. While the ugali was good, most of the other food was not so good. Oh well..... No complaints, just another lesson to learn.
Off to bed..... Tomorrow we shop and then travel to Keziba to visit the refugee camp on Thursday.
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