Today, Friday, December 1st, we were supposed to repair a house for an elderly person. We climbed up the mountain, on the other side of the valley by the school, even farther up than before. (See photos)
But when we reached Joshua and I realized that the house they presented was way more than we could do in one day. In fact this man would need a whole new house. (See photos of palm leaf hut.) It would take a week at least. The man was described to us as mad or crazy or mental challenged but in our very brief encounter with him we discovered it was less physical problems and more spiritual. He was fit but unkempt and obviously drank too much and liked his privacy. Angry at the world and hating life. But not necessarily angry at Joshua or I.
We moved away from his place to discuss what to do. Since it was so much of a spiritual problem we prayed for him and decided not to address his physical need for a house before another Pastor, Joshua's father, could perhaps talk to him. Others shared about God with him before but he had rejected it. I don't think, however, this man would be a open to our help with his house at the moment.
We spent a lot time discussing it so we didn't get much else done that day. Tomorrow is the children's party so we worked on getting funds (technical issues accessing my account), buying food, and buying a microphone, pack of 2 actually, for the church.
Side note: thank you everyone for your financial help. Some of your funds used so far went towards the gift baskets for the elderly, metal roofing and a bed box (100,000 ugx or $28) for the 1st home repair, paper and pens for the workshops and school, food for the party (large expense- about $400), microphones for the church (150,000 ugx), and a small amount as a thank you for boda boda drivers who drive us up the mountain almost daily.
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