Two highlights for Claire recently were seeing her netball team, firstly appear in some new bibs (made by a tailor in town!) and secondly compete in the 'Bishops tournament', unfortunately they met some strong opposition... and of course the highlight of receiving our first parcel- marmite, earl grey tea bags and chocolate - yippee!!

These are two of Andy's highlights recently...his birthday party and delivering his first teaching workshop for the staff at NMS. Both were lots of fun! (although both events included doughnuts..one included a special chocolate cake, baked by the more experienced culinary white person, pictured (she is a volunteer from Peace Corps, USA, also living in Ibanda)

The lay of the land...

So, I thought some people may have an interest to get a picture (of sorts) of our home and an idea of the location of some of the places we've mentioned in previous blogs.

Whilst writing a letter to my granny, I thought I'd include a little plan of our garden... this developed into a plan of the house and garden ...and then into a map of Ibanda...!  Ok, some may be thinking, "he has too much time on his hands" ...fair comment, but I enjoyed the task of marking out our new homeland.

If you click on the picture it should expand... hover the mouse over the picture and click the right hand mouse button and select 'Save picture as...".  Save the picture to wherever you want to store it.  Then open the saved picture from the stored location... you should then be able to zoom in and out and read the pencilled writing more clearly.

...Computer Geek: over and out!

Colours of Life 1 – Gorden Twesigye

‘Colours of Life’ – a series that we hope will give you a flavour of the lives of some of the students at Nyakatukura – written by the students for you!

I am Gorden aged 18, a Ugandan by nationality and a S.4 student (in 4th and final year of O'Levels) at Nyakatukura Memorial Secondary School, Ibanda.

First of all I thank God for where I am because without him I would be nowhere and nobody.

I was born and raised from a very poor family where my grandmum is struggling to the heights for me, but finding strength through God.  She struggled for my fees to complete primary level and I did not shame her because regardless of the backwardness of the primary school, through the Almighty, I managed to get a first grade, which became my turning point in life.

From there God worked and got me an opportunity to join the secondary system where I am being paid for by the school.

In the holidays I remain at the school, slashing (cutting grass with a long machete that is bent at an angle at the end þ ) and cleaning the compound, not to forget cooking for myself and studying.

As they say that ‘hard work, discipline and fear of God’ leads to success.  I have always emerged the best in class and I am hopeful that even at the end of O’Levels I shall make it.  After A’Levels I would wish to join a University and take the course of being a medical doctor – and evangelise people with the word of God more than I am doing now as Psalm 105:1 says.  Finally standing of the promise in Numbers 23:19 I will succeed.

Psalm 105:1 says, ‘Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.’

Numbers 23:19 says, ‘God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.  Does he speak and then not act?  Does he promise and not fulfil?’