Tombs, Palaces, and Parliament

Hey everyone!!

A couple of weeks ago we had a USP worship just for the students in the study abroad program. It was an incredible night of prayer and worship; we sang lots of Sanctuary songs, which I loved!!

That weekend, we went on a field trip to the Kusubi tombs, the burial place of Buganda's kings. They are buried in what is the biggest thatched-roof hut in the world!! I thought that was pretty cool :)

This past weekend we went on a field trip to Parliament. We got to see where they meet! In the foyer, there are several pictures of the different clans that comprise Buganda. I got my picture taken beside my "clan," the lungfish :)

After Parliament, we went to one of the King's palaces. It was beautiful! There is a manmade lake which we saw from the top of the hill. From the hill, we saw the city of Kampala below. Kampala got its name because there were many impalas in the area. A man whose name started with a 'K' decided to name it 'Kampala!

Also from this hill (we could see a LOT), we saw a hill that was given to the first Catholics in the area, now there is a large Catholic church on the hill. Another hill was given to the Muslims. We saw their mosque, which was incredible! It is the biggest mosque in East Africa.

Below the palace there was a secret passageway that led to the “torture chamber.” They would lock up prisoners, a.k.a. anyone who was against the government, and let them starve to death.

There's a bit more to come :)
We leave for our rural home stays tomorrow for 10 days!! I won't have any form of communication while there...