Water water everywhere (again!)

Yesterday afternoon we went to Nansana Royal Primary School to a celebration and official welcoming of the new sportswear. Lots of parents sat in a tent to listen to a long round of speeches including an unexpected one from me (unexpected by me that is) there was a tour of the projects (inc 400 chickens), a drama, some singing and then kids clad in their new in sportswear paraded around and around and around.... the school. It was very hard to cope with their overwhelming gratefulness - quite embarrassing.

In Lungujja Rock of Joy school owns a small house which is half built and which they purchased through private donations before The Kabanda Trust existed. They plan to use it as an additional boarding house. The churches together in Uttoxeter have raised money to pay for the conversion. Today I went with Pastor Steven to meet an architect, to make final alterations to the plans - he is going to get a quantity surveyor to look at the revised ones and we will see him again soon to hear the proposed costs.

I also had a long meeting with Topi our adminstrator here to look at how all the projects are developing. She is a wonderful woman, so inciteful and honest, it is quite inspiring to be with her. We now have lots more things to do including to visit the office of the attorney general with some legal stuff, so we will need wisdom for the issues we need to discuss there.

Todays entetainment: bex & I are trying to conserve water and only flush the loo when absolutely necessary if you get my drift. anyway, mid afternoon I pushed the flush handle and the whole toilet, cistern, pipes, sitting bit EVERYTHING including a lot !!!!! of water came away in my hand. The lid landed on my foot which is a little sore but ok and my dress was soaked, so suddenly;y was the whole bedroom floor as the pipes were pouring water. After calling for help we went out to lungujja and when we came back our room was filled with people.... Q: how many ugandans does it take to repair a broken toilet? Ans: 1 to do the work, 2 men to discuss what he is doing, at least three housemaids to sit on the bed and say sorry a lot and a housekeeper to be busying around. We are now moved temporarily to another room for the night.... hey ho...really quite entertaining.