Yesterday, after church and lunch, most of the group went to Kampala to a craft fair. It was a very bumpy and dusty ride, so dusty that my sinus cavities collected more dust than was good for them and every time I blew my nose out came a lot of dust! When we got there however it was a very good fair with lots of wonderful goods. The item I liked the best, was an Ugandan shirt. I went around the fair with Edvine, a nineteen year old Ugandan teen who ‘graduated’ from the school last year. He had to have graduated since no one over 18 is allowed at the Orphan school. He has a younger sister who doesn’t go to the school since only one child per family is allowed to go to the school. There are too many orphans and not enough schools. Edvine would like to go to the university, but he doesn’t have enough money and hasn’t been able to get a scholarship. It would cost about $750/yr to go to the university (I’m sure that doesn’t include room and board and books). It seems like so little but with so many people wanting to go, no parents or relatives to help and a little sister to look after, it is almost seems impossible. It’s a story that’s all too common here. On the return trip, the bumps were still there but it started to rain and hence the dust disappeared.
Hal Edwards
