Unrest

A PowerPoint announcement slide in church this morning read something like “Welcome back from the previous week of gunfire, teargas and running exercise.” I can’t say that I’ve ever seen anything like that at church at home, but sadly, that was the experience here in Uganda this week.

You may or may not have heard that there were some violent protests that broke out in Kampala earlier this week and I actually happened to be in the city at the time. The violence extended beyond the capital and there were some blockades and rioters even here in Masaka. It was a bit of an adventure trying to get home on Friday, but thanks to the help and advice of some great Ugandan friends (and the prayers of many) we are all safe. Things have settled down now and people are getting back to routine, but the experience did highlight a few concepts for me:

1. Adversity brings people together.
2. Good friends are invaluable.
3. Cell phones are a wonderful invention.

You can read about the situation in more detail from various internet news sources, if you’re interested, but we’re all doing fine here and are maintaining positive attitudes. Keep Uganda in your thoughts and prayers!