Mangos, Maize, Matoke, and Chicken

Fruit in the Offering - Some was Sent with the MissionariesThe people of Uganda are generous. Over the months we've been here, our TEE students have given us eggs and even a chicken! That's right - we have a chicken now. It doesn't actually live with us, which is good. I have no idea how to care for a chicken. It's apparently a local chicken that should be a layer - it should lay eggs. But the local chickens are supposedly finicky, and it needs a nice special nesting area to start laying. Anyway, a good friend of ours is currently caring for my chicken. I don't know if we'll end up enjoying its eggs for sometime to come or if we'll enjoy some chicken on the gas grill first.

We also receive all kinds of gifts when we travel to congregations up-country. We've received avocados several times - sometimes sent home with us from the offering collected at worship and sometimes handed to us as we pack our car to move to the next village. We've received corn, whole bags of mangos, and stalks of matoke. This is all in addition to the frequent meals that are prepared for us and the excellent African tea we often enjoy in our friend's homes. It's a wonderful feeling to receive such gifts as we travel among God's people and witness His work here in Uganda.  -Shauen