Chicken for dinner!

Today was a long day at Chayah. We went through our daily routine, arriving about 9am, devotions with 4 different groups and then began rotating through the centers.  A lot was accomplished and a few crafts ideas were thrown in at the end of the last session with the extra materials from VBS.  Evan had a recording project to do with the kids and Andrew was asked to help catch and prepare our main dish, chicken.  It's one of those things you do once and I’m so glad he was willing, or it would have been me on the hook. Jennifer the cook, chose the birds, Yoweri went into the coop and caught them and the three oldest boys did the deed, while the oldest girls plucked the feathers. 

 

I don’t know that I ever need to see it again, but it was interesting once, in a gruesome sort of way. 

 

With all the baking this week, we prepared small boxes of treats for the neighbors and headed out in two teams in search of some children.  After walking about an hour in the hot sun, we arrived back at Chayah and announced a swim session in the Nile.  Those tired hot kids sprang into action changing into their swimming costumes and ready for another walk.  We surrounded them like hawks, counting and recounting every few minutes and stayed close enough to pluck one out if need be.  Forty five minutes later, the stress was too much and we called them out and back up the hill. 

 

Back at the house, we caught a hour or so of sitting around and then joined them for worship, praise and bible study time.  Just about the time that ended we realized that our youngest team member was pretty tired and running a bit of a fever.  Dinner was served just about the time the mosquitos arrived, so everyone ate well this evening!  We packed up and headed back to the hotel.  Tomorrow is our last day and we’ll have them all here at the hotel for a swim party in the late afternoon, pack up and head to Kampala for the night.  After two very full weeks, I think we are beginning the “heading home” mind set.  I’m tired tonight, so will include some pictures and shut in down for today.