As we arrived at the Katuuso project several band members had already congregated by the entrance gate. Dressed smartly in their orange and black uniforms, they launched into a series of tunes as they led the way for us to follow them as they played. A group of younger children stood in two straight… Read More
I sat in awe as dozens of boda-bodas passed our minibus on the Kampalan road, splitting around us unceasingly and continuing on their journey as smoothly as a river flowing downstream around a rock. This multitude of motorbikes passing by were given their nick-name from the days they were used to transport belongings from border… Read More
There are now just two days left until Cait and I set off for Uganda to take a thorough look behind the scenes of child sponsorship charity Compassion UK and to meet one of the children that our family sponsors through it. Yesterday I wrote a post which answered some of the main… Read More
Only three days left until Cait and I board our plane to Uganda and not a shred of packing has been done as yet by either of us. As a result, I have decided to procrastinate further by writing a post to better introduce you to Compassion UK’s work. Yesterday I gave a quick… Read More
This weekend has been absolutely crazy with busyness as Cait and I prepare for this week’s trip to Uganda. Regular readers will recall that this is our third attempt at taking this trip due to last year’s tragic turn of events for our family. This week has been one big shopfest where we’ve… Read More
Our regular readers (both of you, hello!), may well recall a post last year announcing how Caitlin and I would be taking a trip to Uganda with child sponsorship charity Compassion UK. Sadly, after our trip was finalised but yet to be taken my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer and I, being his… Read More