2 days in a row. wow.

so, i don't know what to say right now because nothing has happened since i last posted. well, a little has. i slept and had cereal for breakfast and then went to church. it was interesting. it is the largest church in the town (and as dale explained after, where all the powerful figures of the community go to church). the service was much more lively than most american services but it was actually fairly conservative for uganda (it was the church of uganda which is anglican...barely. it is not at all anglican in the way we would imagine it). a member of parliament was there and she spoke twice. once to reassure the people that they should vote and that parliament was godly people who would not promote homosexuality in schools (this is a big deal here for the coming election) although she did it in very diplomatic way. then the second time she announced she had given 800,000 shillings (about USD 400) to the church and that corruption was not a problem (which it is. a huge huge problem. it made me wonder where the 800,000 schillings she was giving was coming from). it was rather disconcerting and disingenuous even for a muzungu. i would love to hear what some of the nationals thought of it. i am going to a youth fellowship at 4 at that church so maybe i will ask some of the youth (or university students). the youth act very much like the american youth. there is a lot less difference in the culture when it comes to the younger generation. they all wear shorts and act much like youth in our country. i haven't spent enough time around them but i am sure that there are deep differences under the surface. but they are all consciously trying to westernize and so it is much easier to get along with them. josh is going to be working with youth for all ten weeks and i am kinda jealous. please pray that we will be a good influence and show them the west is not just what they see on movies.