We went to the village of Muko for the first time today. We arrived around 10 am then the team split up to go to four different churches. I went to the church on the mountain, Ikamilao Church of Uganda, with Richard, his kids and Christopher. On the way we picked up Richard's brother Caleb and his mother. We had tea with the pastor's wife before going to the ceremony. There was a lot of singing and dancing. Richard went up and made a special blessing for his kids, Christopher and myself. I also met a candidate running for a Parliament position. I met the pastor, Julius Kyarikunda, and then went to visit the medical clinic located next door. We all road down together heading for Muko after the two hour ceremony (and we were late!).
We had another great lunch at the Muko school before heading to another gathering of all faiths. People celebrated by dancing and singing again. We all felt very welcomed by the village. We spoke to the staff of ACT Muko and spent the day getting to know the staff and other influential people of the village. I also played a small role in trying to teach the children English, although they spoke it pretty well. We were also interviewed by a man who works for the radio station in Kabale. He asked us about our involvement in the project. We spoke to him for a while and he was curious about our opinions on the Ugandan culture.
We had another late dinner at the White Horse Inn with Christopher and Charles. It was pretty good - I had egg curry. We had some rather deep conversations and Charles told us more about his life. It was another good day in Uganda. Tomorrow we have a late morning (no complaints here) as the ACT board members will be meeting us here in Kabale. It is a rather relaxed day compared to the other days we have been here and there will be minimal driving. Still it would be nice to visit Muko tomorrow to see our new friends but we will spend plenty of time there the following three days.
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