In the Bush

August 14
II In the “Bush”

Our arrival at the receptive St. Catherines School for Girls, was the highlight thus far. The Sisters welcomed us warmly and fed us a nutritious meal of “you guessed it”. Our first night (ever) at a convent reminded us of Sarah's “spartan” existence for the past two years. The whole “setup” had but one modern toilet (to be flushed with a bucket) NOT conveniently located. Sarah had never used that toilet-- she had a hole in the ground outside. I think she forgot how to use anything else. Long travel and jet jag resulted in sound sleep, however.

Sunday's Mass was a joyous-- but loooong affair, with a portion set aside to honor Sarah. We were indeed proud of her and happy we could join her for this occasion. She was he recipient of gifts and praises. Her “farewell” speech was in the Runyankore language, but we certainly understood the gifts and love she received. We then ate (ditto) with the Sisters. Again they expressed their love for her and after packing up, we departed as did she for the last time. She felt it was a good way to have “closure” to depart where she had spent the past two years.