Living in a base with the scout master for a Ugandan boyscout troop has its advantages. For Javonta, this advantage has landed him an open armed reception by the scout master (Chris) and his troop. Very soon Javonta will become an elite member of the Ugandan boyscouts. This upcoming December, Javonta (and I) will be joining the rest of the troop on a four day outing that involves a lot of hiking and lot of building. Some of the things we will be building will be a kitchen, a pit latrine and a dining room. The catch: this must all be done in the dark after about a four hour sleep.
This commando style regime has generated a not so small reaction from Javonta. He has been daydreaming aloud about this upcoming experience. Of his own volition he has taken to strapping one of our large hiker's backpacks to his body and heading out to the field outside our base to run laps and condition his body.
Between now and December, Javonta will be learning many different skills to prepare himself for this four day adventure. I am so proud of him. It seems that he has begun to get more comfortable with the way things are here in Africa. In fact, Rachelann was talking with her mom the other day and was asked if Javonta was ready to come home yet. His response? "No, not yet, I still have some things to do."
Go God!
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