Christmas in Uganda
Christmas this year was different in some ways but with some familiar experiences. Familiar—family, eating, candlelight service. Different – warm weather, new foods, new friends. We were happy that both Michelle and Andrea could join us here in Uganda.
Christmas Eve we attended service at All Saints Cathedral. It was wonderful to join in the familiar carols, hear the familiar readings, and end with the singing of Silent Night by candlelight. We came home and had supper at 10 p.m.
Christmas Day began with a brunch of pancakes and fresh fruit—pineapple, papaya, and bananas. We did some reminiscing as we found all our previous homes using Google Earth.
In the afternoon M, our house helper, invited us to join her family in fun and food. As we arrived the music system was being set up. We divided into four teams to compete in various contests. The first was a treasure hunt. The second was water balloon volleyball. What fun! There were disagreements of course and SJ served as “final” official for one. And there was a winner.
There was lots of food – all very good and all very different than our usual Christmas dinner.
We ended our day with a call to the rest of our family by Skype. Isn’t Skype wonderful!
