Last Work Day in Uganda

Today we wrapped up all the final work at the Compound.  We took the Lohnmann's house by storm.  Counting supplies left behind, weighing bins for shipping, taking inventory of what is being sent home, cleaning, packing and moving them out of their Maundo home.  I'm so glad that we could be here for this transition.  It just feels right to be able to walk along side the Lohmann's for this goodbye. Here's the last photo I got on the site.

Once all the packing was complete we were free to have some down time.  Some of us climbed the water tower (the highest structure on the site) and just marveled at the landscape.  It's my understanding that certain unnamed team members actually got some sleep up there.  Here's a view from atop the structure.  Somehow Tom is able to photo bomb almost all my photos!

The Staff gave the Lohmann's a wonderful send-off lunch and spent some time honoring them (this included a roasted goat that Alf had butchered just the day before).  This work of Covenant Mercies is in good hands. These folks really love the Lord and these children and are going to do fantastic work.

As we left we took time to get pictures on top of "Hippo Lip Rock".  Every morning we would pass this rock and there would be folks on top of it drying what I assume is corn or some sort of grain.  We stopped and got some team photos.  Here is one I took.

Now we begin the journey home which will take the next 3 days.  With all the work done we all just "want to be there". But tranporters haven't been invented yet so I guess we'll take conventional transportation. And no motorcycles this time.