… with a break in Jinja on Prayermountain. The first day starts on February 24th. at 06:30 at sunrise in Otacpab. And ends after 12 hours driving for 538km in Jinja on Prayermountain. In the basement of this house we spend 4 relaxing days and let ourselves be spoiled by the good kitchen on the […]
it is burning …
We are lying peacefully in our grassy hut when we are startled by a crackling sound that gets louder and louder… We get up and are frightened. The fire is only about 10m away from our guest cottage “Mar”. We immediately approach our guard, who looks and says that the fire cannot come because there […]
Update to “He escaped”
Unfortunately Paul did not come back. He always had new excuses and stories ready, but not the courage to simply say: “I’m not coming anymore”. This is now having an impact on our Village learning Center. Unfortunately, our two new instructors are not familiar with the learning concept of “Roots to Fruits”. Both come from […]
Forgiveness – Ritual?!
In the last post “Telling stories” I had reported a little about how difficult it is for people in a shame culture to admit guilt. In order not to have to do this, people go different ways. One possibility is to tell stories. In the article “What a miracle” I had reported about the terrible […]
telling stories …
… that’s part of everyday life here. To make you a little more understandable what I mean by that, two examples. Thieves walk around here who offer stolen things “at the hut” for sale. The purchase is then often tempting cheap. However, you can get into significant problems for this. If a neighbor discovers that […]
“He escaped”
“Something bad happened.” With these words David came to us last night. Paul wanted to use Monday night to get his mattress. So far he had only one mat and the mattress was still at his old workplace, about 60km away. So David saw him leaving the property on Monday evening with his bag on […]
Village Learning Centre grows and runs
This is what it looks like at the moment, the building for our village learning center. We got the money together for the construction. Windows and doors, roof, plaster and floor are still missing. The funds are sufficient to complete all this. It would have been nice if the money for the construction of staff […]
Phiona – an/no individual fate
In the time we are here in Otacpab, we have help with washing. This is usually a young girl who is very happy to earn something. This time it’s Phiona, a cheerful 17-year-old girl. We are very happy, because we rarely had such a positive human child. You would have to experience her in worship […]
Trees are life
In Uganda, the forest area is dwindling more and more. Currently, 9% of the country is forested. In Germany, the figure is 32%. The Ugandan government provides its citizens with seedlings for trees free of charge, especially in the north. These are both fruit trees and trees that can be used for forestry. But this […]
where is Otacpab?
It’s best to start with Uganda. If you fly there, you will land in Entebbe, about 50km south of Kampala. From there you drive via Kampala, Luweero and Gulu first to Kitgum on one of the few paved routes. Thanks to the World Bank and some Chinese road construction companies. This is what Kitgum looks […]
