Driving

This past wed I was in Kampala with work. When I was going home I thought I should see about finishing my driving permit. So I ran from one place to another place and back again. At the end of the 1.5 hours I had a Ugandan Driving Permit. So I can drive in Uganda legally now!! I am excited because it is a new set of freedom I have.
It is very nice to go and get in a car and go and and be done in three hours and not just starting the day. It is a lot different because here people are not willing to wait when they drive, and they drive on the other side of the road so getting used to shifting with the other hand.

Trade Fair

This pasted weekend was the Trade Fair in Kampala. I was lucky to have a chance to go. A co-worker and two other volunteers went along as well. Last week in Uganda was Indepence Day so they had the Trade Fair every day last week. So last Saturday I was at the fair where we got to see all the new inventions or other items to make the home here run better and cheaper. They had everything from solar heaters to new roofs it was very neat to see very thing.
On Sunday was a very fun day as well in the morning it was boring. In the Evening time the Netherlands were playing Soccer for the Worldcup in 2010. So we all got together to watch it. The reason that we watch the Netherlands is because for the people that do not know this Children's Home was founded and run by Netherlanders I am the only Amercian. It was a fun Match to watch they won 2-0. But all's I can Say is GO TEAM USA


Brad

4th of July

It is not 4th of July it is Oct 9th. Today is a National Holiday it is Indepence Day in Uganda. Today back in 1961 was the day they got their Indepence from the British. A lot of things are the same. They have Parades on the T.V. and parties. The difference is that here in Uganda on Indepence Day of you are white you do not go out into the public at night. Why I do not know but I all I was told is that it is not safe for white people to go out after dark. I am one of the lucky ones I guess I get to have to Indepences Days in one Year. Even though I am not a Real African I still have the day off of work!!!!! HAHAHAHA


From Uganda

Max and I are out

Have a great Day

long time

Sorry I have not written in a long time I have been very busy. We have gotten a lot of children in in the last couple weeks. I have been here months and the first to months we have not had any children come to the orphanage. Now in the last 4 weeks we have gotten in 5 kids. The fourth child we got in his name is Enoch. He is a true blessing his was on deaths doorstep. He was one breath away from death he was in that bad of shape. Some he was in ICU for 10 days he had the works done for him. So we had a volunteer with him 24/7 and someone was with the volunteer almost daily to visit and to bring whatever was needed. That was here I was and that is why I have not written in a long time.
We are getting in 2 more children in this month. 1 child is coming from are project in the north he is coming in the next week or so. The other child is from a child that is already in the home. When she came to the home she was 12 years old and pregnant from being raped by her uncle so she is also going to be giving birth this month.
So That is some if the things that I am doing..

Brad