3 Days of lockdown due to presidential elections in Uganda Feb 2016

Second day of lockdown and we just ate with everyone. We are
starting to go crazy!

3rd Day I hear pots and pans landing on the grass, so I
look out from my back porch and see the elders 3 floors below
busy cleaning. Left to right: E Pearson, Blackfoot ID, E Moyes,
Magna UT, and E Hatch, Gunnison UT and our gardener Evert
happily picking up the cast offs!

E Howard and E Goodwin sitting in his truck changing the
temperature display from Celsius to Fahrenheit. They started
cleaning the trucks and got sidetracked.

E Howard had sweat running off his chin from the heat.

S Mwaloh, S Mwakajila and S Solomampionona were cleaning
in their spare bedroom. So they sat in the closet for pic!

S Howard tries the sisters spare hair!

S and E Chabra busy cooking in the kitchen!

E Nkosi decides to take a nap!

E Pearson, E Hatch, and E Moyes are now busy cleaning the
stove. The apt inspector better hurry and come while it's clean!!

E Ruell (A.P) decided on napping too! ofcourse he did not know
that S Howard was coming for photos for her blog!

E Wilson (A.P) wanted an action shot of his studying. 

S Goodwin did NOT want her pic taken!!

Still not ready!

E Goodwin trys to be helpful! Still not ready?

Now I can take a pic. She's finally ready!!!

E Goodwin is busy ironing his white shirts! Gotta love a man
who does his own ironing!

S Howard made some good banana muffins! Checked emails
and we had one from the American Embassy. Stay inside
today! Still lots of turmoil on the streets of Kampala! :(

E Goodwin and E Howard are the backstop for soccer bowling!
We filled some plastic bottles and then used a soccer ball to try
to knock down the bottles. Everyone was so tired of being cooped
up! All had fun!!

E Howard and E Pearson.

Sisters waiting their turn. Mwaloh, Mwakajila, & Solo...

This was an action shot. But somehow I missed all the action!

E Pearson and S Chabra taking photos!

E Moyes,E Hatch, E Pearson & S Chabra cheering!

This must be the ugly hat photo! Solo, Ruell, Goodwins, Wilson,
Hatch! Please note E Goodwins especially UGLY hat!!!

The finale! A group photo with all the good sports! We all had
a great time!!

My sweety blowing the bamboozle or whatever it's called!!

Some work and some play, just random pics!

Sister and Elder Goodwin, office couple! He does finance and
she takes care of everything for young missionaries. We all
depend on them for any help! Lehi, Utah

Sister and Elder Gillett, MLS. They are living out in Jinja and
help with several branches and the young missionaries living
in their area.  Mapleton, Utah

Sister and President Chatfield. They are our Mission President.
Almost done with their 3 years and have made a great impact in
Uganda! I know how much the missionaries love and depend on
them. He does NOT like to smile for photos!!!  (We know
someone like that!)  Alpine, Utah  

Elder/Dr and Sister Chabra. They are our medical couple and
we all depend on them! No one would dare go to a medical
doctor here. We all just show up at their apt. or call.
Sacramento, California

Another heavy, impossible bike load. This man is
delivering beer! As we passed him I noticed all the
bottles are full, not empty! Glass bottles, so extra weight!

This is in Masaka. Out by Lake Victoria. We drove out here to look
at possible projects. They need help with latrines and water!
The main livelihood here is fishing! 

This is their main latrine. Looks nice but is full, so they were
telling us that everyone just poops in a plastic bag and walks
to the lake and tosses it toward the lake or where ever at night.

This is the result! Yikes!!!

Elder Howard taking notes as he talks with the village people.

A second latrine that has problems also. How could there not be
problems with 9,000 people using these latrines?!

This little house looks like it is on fire. It isn't. It is a smokehouse,
for drying fish. Currently in use.

This fisherman is repairing his nets! I stood and watched him for
a long time. He just had a pattern and never stopped weaving.

Some of the dried fish. The women got a kick out of the Muzungu
taking a picture of the fish! Must have made their day!

Madilyn and Ralph at the equator! They had this fixed up fancy,
with a line going across the road.Do we remind you of the top of
a wedding cake?

This is another pic of one of my favorite loads! The cattle, with
their horns tied up, matoke, (green bananas) and men sitting on
top! Life is good!!

I don't know if I ever sent a pic of these ugly birds? I think by our
church. They just stand around waiting for something to be
thrown away. And they stand taller then me!

Now this beautiful bird is the Gray crowned Crane. The Uganda
national bird. He is in front of one of our favorite stores!
We call it New Quality, because we just found the store.
It has lots of American type things...tide, post cereal, etc.

Driving out to Kayunga we came upon a tipped-over cane truck!
Completely blocking the road.

Ralph said "be sure to get a pic of the driver waiting for help!!"

I took some pic of these women pumping water, only to find out
they are prisoners. I guess pumping water for the jail. They did
love having their picture taken.

Not often do we see a real cyclist! With even a helmet on! Most
times we see bikes being used to haul loads, not for fun. He is
wearing his glasses on the back of his head.

This is a new latrine being built at Bugembe Health Center, with
Mathias standing by. The health center is a maternity center and
the latrine was very needed.  

More views.

And inside. It will be nice when finished.

A boda boda load. Sugar cane and paying customer. The man in
the red shirt is the customer. But I could not get a second pic as
went past.

This is a taxi with the driver on right, signaling that they are going
far and have room. The conductor, on the left is making the same
signal. Sometimes it is just the conductor who signals.

A young boy with a heavy load of produce pushing it to the market.

E Howard, Claudius, Head teacher at St Kizito and desk builder,
in front of his business. We are helping 8 schools get desks for
students. Claudius used to be at St. Andrews school and was
transferred to new school, Kizito. He has included St. Andrews
school for the desks.

Another shop making a bid for the desk building.

These little kids were across the street yelling, Muzungu,
Muzungu! So while E Howard was busy I walked
across the street and as soon as I started walking over,
they ran screaming!! Parents tell the kids if they
are naughty the Muzungus will come and eat them
or at least take them. After I talked with mom, they
all came around. Most had never seen a Muzungu. Notice
the little ones are still terrified!

A business Muzungu always draws a crowd. Hopefully we will
get approximately 800 desks!!