Last month Florence's sister came to Uganda for a month, from NC, and stayed with us for about a week out of her travels. It was great fun to have her here and to see the joy that filled Florence for having a family member actually stay the night.
This week one of her brothers and his family are coming to stay for 2 weeks or so. These are the people who took us to Kenya 2 years back and we are more than excited that they will be with us. African hospitality is bigger than anything I had ever imagined and is really a blessing for everyone, the visitors and the hosts. So much to learn and so much joy in such a simple act. Who would have guessed that my life could be so full of positive lessons at this stage?? I thought I knew a lot when I came here, but it seems there is so much more to learn.
This is the brother, James, who is a carpenter and made all the chairs and tables at Florence's school. What a boon to her students to sit properly and at the right height. Most schools here have long benches with narrow long tables, with little room to have papers and they are usually too high for the little ones. Maybe the chairs and tables will get painted in these next two weeks and look smart when school begins in mid September.
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