Tom signing in

- “I’m out of everything and I need to go to the grocery store – but I can only remember about three things on my mental list – and when I get there, I’ll have forgotten those and remembered a different three things (the ones that are sweet or fat or both) – Oh! Wait! I know how to read and write!” – problem solved
- “I just heard the greatest quote! And I really want to remember it – it could really change my life - but I’ve got all those grocery lists and “to do” lists to remember. Oh, what will I do?! – Wait! I’ve been to school and I know how to read and write!” – another problem solved by literacy
- “I owe about six people a dozen things – and come to think of it, those rat finks owe me something too! Now, how to remember all those niggling details so my family doesn’t starve … Oh, yeah! I know how to read and write (and so do those rat finks that owe me money!) and we can all sit down and go over our “written documents” (If I don’t show them to a lawyer first)!” – yes, another problem solved by that form of public memory: literacy! Hoo-rah!
- But what do you do if you don’t have those abilities …

A Time for Rain

Last Thursday the 17th we headed back up to Nabilatuk. During my time south it rained a lot. Meanwhile the big wigs in Kampala were threatening of drought. We drove up to find the road slippery once again. The land here really comes to life here when it rains. So the locals have all gone to dig in their gardens.  Gone are the days of people lounging the day away, now is the time for work.

Visitors and Building

Hey everyone, thanks for checking out our blog. Sorry for not keeping
it updated as we should, but hopefully things will get better. The month
of February has been a month of visitors. In the beginning of this month
we had two ladies join us Michelle of Florida, and Miriam of Germany but
working in the country with Kingfisher safaris. For Michelle she is a nurse
and specifically a surgical nurse. We've been blessed to bring her to four
different clinics to get a feel for medical work in Karamoja. She has done
really well and helped out with the staff of the different places. She is set
to leave the second week of March. Miriam on the other hand came up to help
out with the chicken project but also with building. As for building things
are moving along now. The Karamoja Team(aka KKAB)has been devoting the late
afternoon 3-7pm daily. While this hasn't been the fastest way of building we
are learning slowly slowly. On Thursday we got a new contractor named Siraji
and he is plugging away with our houses. So at the same time we learn how to
build he is building full time. So that about sums us whats happening....