As we arrived back at Good Luck we ‘gathered’ children along the way having to warn them off when they got too near the car! We were running a little late after our rather lively night before! The teachers were already there keen to get their nets. Everyone is so grateful for their gifts. Then a couple of hot🥵 tiring and very sweaty hours followed delivering to families with children at the school, plus several others we just couldn’t leave out! The routine at each household for a visit is they rush and get a seat of some kind, a plastic chair or at many wonky or very low slanting back wooden seats with three legs! It’s lovely to see the concern of my team, hands waiting to grab me as I lower myself down. Thank goodness for my new knee, this trip is certainly a good test for it! Always lots of handshakes, and this time a couple of tiny babies to cuddle! It was interesting seeing the different homesteads. One had the village borehole in its front yard that I took full advantage of giving myself a refreshing face splash! I would have filled my hat had I not left it in the car!
Another had a little brick making business. What I have always wondered is that taking all the mud out of the ground for each load of bricks, it must take a long time to fill in again!

I’m very lucky to have a good team of friends helping me. Innocent assesses each family’s needs, how many and do they share beds. John, who I first met at Maria’s Care children’s home, goes back to the car to collect the nets needed. Driver Peter if he can park near the home takes the photos and videos. It’s his fault it takes me hours to decide which to share, they’re all too good!
Innocent is also responsible for instructing the families on the care of their new net. Not to wash it very often (Ugandans love to wash!) and to do so gently without soap. Not to dry it in the sun. To treat it carefully so it doesn’t get torn or develop holes to let the mosquitoes in! Lastly he warns them of the fire risk and not to put candles near the beds. It was Bosco who told me he had treated several babies and toddlers with terrible burns as they slept and heard of others who have died in this way! Awful!😢

The boys saw me flagging and kept asking if I was ok. Just one more I answered but eventually they persuaded me to accept I had run out of energy and actually cheered when I said no more!

Home for lunch same cooked ingredients matoki, fried
‘Irish’, cabbage and fresh avocado! I’m putting on weight this time, too many carbs twice a day! I have bananas and pineapple for breakfast though, and I’m also offered delicious pineapple on the same plate as my lunch and dinner but I choose to have it afterwards! BTW Innocent always makes sure I have fresh pineapples and bananas everyday and if we run out he gets shouted at by his mum 🤣!
Again apologies for delayed ‘reporting’ and messing with sending photos. Hope you’re not too fed up with me! Still haven’t got it right now! I’m going to have to keep much of the media (sounding professional there 🤣) to myself until I get home then bombard you with it then!
Be back soon!