Mission Uganda, Day 3

Woke up  this morning ready to go. Today we are headed to Tororo which is about 3 hours east of Entebbe. First, we had to drive through the capital city of Kampala. That was an experience. Seemed like there were no driving lanes. Cars wove in and out and motorcycles everywhere. Really, there were so many motorcycles. That is the vehicle of choice I think. Easy to get around town and much quicker. After getting through Kampala we made our way east to Jinja. But first I requested if we can stop at Mandela National Stadium. That was such a sight. Loved it. We stopped along the way on the side of the road for lunch. Let me tell you that when you are on a bus and you stop you get rushed by kids and adults for you to buy something. For lunch we got chicken on a stick. Very good. (Just getting warmed up for the MN state fair.) We also had this flat bread that looked like a tortilla but bigger called Chapati. That was very good! Yum. Then we had a Ugandan banana. Another good food item. I gave in an bought something from one of the kids selling pop. I bought a nice cold coke for 1,000 Ugandan Shillings. Just to give you an idea how much that cost in U.S. dollars. There are 2,000 shillings in one american dollar. When we arrived to Jinja we went to the source of the Nile. This is the place where the Nile River starts. There are two islands between Lake Victoria and the Nile River. Where that island is located there are fresh water springs that feed the Nile and spouts out 4,000 liters of water per minute. That was awesome to go to the place where this mighty river starts. At the site where the source of the Nile starts there is also a memorial for Mahatma Gandhi where some of his ashes were immersed in the Nile River in 1948. Powerful. I stood there and said a prayer for peace in our world. We loaded up our bus and headed to Tororo. On the road we stopped and feed the baboons on the side of the road. They are some scary looking animals up close. But a wonderful creation from our creator. After having fun feeding the baboons bananas we headed to our hotel in Tororo. We are staying at the Rock Classic hotel. Its not a fancy hotel but you know it is better than probably what a lot of people are sleeping in tonight. I am very grateful for what I have.  Checked in to the hotel and took a tour of True Vine ministries from our bus because it was pouring rain outside. Can't wait to get to work tomorrow. Rock Classic hotel will be my home for the next 8 days. Well I am going to get some shut eye and get a good nights rest. It has been such a great experience already. Can't wait for tomorrow. I still can’t believe that I am in Africa. So awesome. Till tomorrow's post. The internet connection here is really really slow.I am going to try and upload pictures on my facebook page. Like i said the internet connection is slow. We'll see if it works.