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On Valentines Day, which actually is a big day here in Uganda we travelled to visit CHRISC Mulira local group in Ndejje. The four people from the national office Peter, Justus, Serina and me had a day filled with new experiences and fun. Our day started with a walk in the village, while Kaddu the district coordinator showed us all the different fruits that they grow in the village. After the walk it was time for church and prayer. It didn’t get very much of what they were saying because they were talking luganda, but after a while everyone was looking at Serina and me, and it was our time to present our selves for the community.
When the service was finish we all gather outside church and started to plant the 72 mango and avocado trees that we had brought from Ndejje. The whole village was participating in the activity and every house had a hull ready to plant their tree in. when we walked through the village I almost felt like I do on the 17th of May back home. Every family in the village was a part of the tree planting and I really felt that this was something that they felt was theirs. I felt that I recognized some of the same spirit that we have in my village back home in Norway. I have been trying to tell people what`s so special about living in a village, but its not easy. But visiting this village in Uganda shows me that, it is not only in Norway that living in a village is a special experience.
Our trip through the village ended at the football field, and her we were entertained by the local CHRISC drama group. They played, danced and had different games for us. Amazing! Kaddu, the district coordinator also had some kicking AIDS out game with all the participants, before we played a football match and all the guests had to have a speech. But before we left Mulira, they gave us 5 sugarcanes, 2 jack fruits, one papaya, too many sweet potatoes and one basket each. So it was four tiered, happy and sunburnt people who went back to Kampala after a brilliant adventure in Ndejje.
Skuleferien er over, og me og alle elevane er tilbake på St Martin. Veldig godt å møte alle igjen etter ein lang ferie. Timeplanen vår er ikkje heilt fastsett ennå, så enn så lenge tar me det litt som det kjem og bare har mange leiker med dei. Medan me hadde P4 sist veke, var det ein gut som ikkje ville være med å leike. Når eg gjekk bort for å snakke med han og spurte kvifor han ikkje ville være med, fekk eg dette svaret: “I`m hungry, I dont have energy to play”
Sjølv om eg heile tida har vist at det er mange av ungane på St Martin som har det tøft, var det eit slag i ansiktet å høyre det. Men kanskje det aller verste med det var følelsen av hjelpeløyse t. Klart eg kunne kjøpt noko mat til guten, slik at han kunne vore mett den dagen, men kva skulle eg gjort med alle dei andre ungane som også er svoltne fordi familien ikkje har råd til mat? Av og til blir eg bare heilt overvelda av kor hjelpelaust alt følast og at det å vær unge i Uganda ikkje alltid gir deg rett til det som me i Noreg ser på som heilt grunnleggane for eit barn, nemleg det å mett, og ha energi til å være med dei andre i klassen å leike.
Mange meiner at kristen Noreg er lite, og det er forsåvidt sant. Men eg vil påstå at verda generelt er ganske liten. I går på vei inn til kyrkja, møtte eg ein frå Rwanda som snakker norsk og har budd på Sandes i fleire år. Ganske kult, eller kva?
