Nikki led the Leaders' Devotion this morning. She spoke about looking to God when we are tired and boy were we getting tired. It started to rain during Morning Drills but we kept going in the light shower, then later had a torrential downpour that lasted for 2 hours!
Anto did the Bible Story, teaching about Nehemiah, and she had the children respond when certain names were said. I went to the opposite extreme this day with the workshop, being well prepared before the session started but then finishing with 5 minutes to fill at the end!
We had been asked if we would accompany the children and other leaders to the "zoo". I admit that I negatively thought that I might not enjoy this, worrying that it would not be at standards of animal care and welfare that I think are acceptable. I couldn't have been more wrong and actually realised this as soon as we arrived and saw the actual name being "Entebbe Animal Education Centre". We saw zebras, giraffes, warthogs, lions, cheetah, various primates including Chimpanzees. This was a really nice time of time spent with the children and only while the children played in the playground could any of us be seen not hand-in-hand with a child or two.
The rides to and from the Wildlife Centre were interesting... we traveled in a mini-bus and at first it all seemed in order. Then, the nice wide aisle which ran the length of the mini-bus was filled with flip-down seats until the entire mini-bus was jam-packed with people. :)
After touring the centre and some time spent in the playground we went outside the centre gates to have bottles of soda (glass bottles!), but we were quickly surrounded with Patas Monkeys which ran loose in and around the centre. They weren't easily scared but I kept the ones on my side at bay. Unfortunately most of the leaders were scared of them and one did run in, grab a bottle and run up a tree with it. There was also a watch laid down on the ground which disappeared and I thought it was likely that monkeys picked that up also.
When we got back to camp it was too late for the children to swim, however we were allowed to go as leaders. I had the chance to float for almost 10 minutes, much to the amusement of the school's lifeguard who asked me, "Why do you do that?". I replied that I found it relaxing and recommended floating when the sky was clear at night to watch the stars. I asked him the next day if he'd tried it and he replied that he had and he had enjoyed it! :)
The evening event was a Fashion Show and the highlight was the "creative" category where everything from leaves to bin liners were used to create outfits!
Breakfast - 2 slices of bread and a banana = Banana sandwich
Lunch - Boiled rice, Tooke, Baked beans, chunk of meat, broth
Dinner - Boiled rice, boiled potato, chunk of meat.
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