The Real Adventures of Cap'n Psalty

- we visited a mosque and i spoke to a muslim man who was trying to persuade me to convert. i didnt.

- we went on a one day visit to The Aids Support Organization (TASO) in jinja. they had a drama group who sang and dance and shared their stories with us. it put faces to HIV/AIDS for us.

- made mac and cheese for my family. found kraft mac at garden city in kampala. but it was 10,000 shillings a box ($5). i couldn't do that cuz i would need 4 boxes. so i then found kraft white cheddar mac for 5,000 schillings a box. that sealed the deal. i also purchased peanut butter and strawberry jam in garden city. i prepared the sandwiches, and added some local sausage to the mac (mac and weens style) and my family was delighted. never had peanut butter, or jam, or mac and weens before.

- taught tony and dennis some american pick up lines. we laughed alot about those. dennis wrote them down.

-i had my shredded pants tailored for 1,000 shillings (50 cents). and it was a BIG tear.

-gained head of the house authority when mother left wednesday. then handed it over to martin when i left friday. now she's back. and in charge.

- i have killed several wasps, that is true. friday i punched one three times in the face then punted it. that happened.

- we left friday for an entire weekend trip to jinja and the source of the nile. friday night we met with three american missionaries. two had been missionaries to uganda for 12 years and worked in prison ministry. the other was a young single lady who worked in prison ministry and with different youth ministries.

- went swimming for the first time in uganda. the pool at the place we were staying was exquisite. there were also frogs in the kiddie pool. i caught two.

- went on a tour of jinja, which i renamed the "jinja safari." saw the source of the nile, visited a fishing village, what was once considered the "beverly hills" of uganda but is not much now due to idi amin, and visited an industrial alley in the city appropriately nicknamed "ting ting" due to the work of the blacksmiths and metal workers there.

- had a stellar chapati, chicken, and guacamole wrap for lunch.

- went on a boat tour of lake victoria and the source of the nile. caught a dead fish. saw a cobra and a monitor lizard.

- took part in a synchronized swim dance.

- ate indian food for dinner. mutton biryani.

- sat on the shore of lake victoria, the world's second largest lake (superior is first), and watched the lanterns of the fishing boats move across it at night.

- gave two sermons sunday morning at new life missionary baptist church in jinja. i spoke with a translator repeating me in lusoga. wonderful people and a great time!