The rooms were simple but nice by Ugandan standards. Each room contained a double bed draped with a mosquito net, a desk, and a small, self-contained bathroom with air temperature water that simply trickled from the showerhead. Why they provide a hot and cold water handle when only cold is available is beyond me. The towels were luxurious, the toilet lacked enough pressure to be effective, and the beds were quite comfortable. The place was clean and neat and would suit our needs very well.
We unloaded the medical supplies (a task that seems never ending – on the van, off the van, on the van, off the van) and left them in my room for the night. Gabriel stays at this hotel each time he comes to his field of ministry and was known by the manager. He had called ahead so that our rooms and our dinner would be waiting for us – chicken, chapatti, rice, stew (yum), and beans.
I fell asleep quickly at around 10:30. Roosters began crowing at about 1:00, at least the one outside my door started at that time. His calls were returned from afar. This back-and-forth the calling went on through the night. That baby will be my dinner if he’s not careful (and here, that could really happen)!
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