Visiting the Schools

Today we visited a primary school in Kampala. As soon as we set foot on the playground the children crowded around us and wanted to shake our hands. They were very excited and we really enjoyed meeting them! Groups of us then split-up and spent time with different classes outiside under trees. We introduced ourselves to the children, sang songs with them, did dramas and generally tried to give the children a fun time! They participated really well and there was much laughter. I (Hannah) was attacked by a spikey catipillar half-way through the session but lived to tell the tale! Tom tried to climb a tree whilst pretending to be Zachaeus.

Soon after we visited another school which was different in comparison. This was a slum school where we were welcomed by the children who sat tightly in a tin-roof shed. The level of health and hygiene was poor in contrast to our schools in the UK. We introduced oursleves to the children who sang a song for us and Vicky, Sudarshan and Andrew spoke a few words to the children. We spent time meeting the children who mobbed us! We then travelled back to the guest house along the dusty and bumpy roads.

During the evening we attended an Ash Wednesday service at the All Saints Cathedral, Kampala. The service was popular among the local people of Uganda. Bishop Zac preached, we later met with him and found out about his vision for the church of Uganda and he gave us advice on ministry in the UK.