*Jinja: The Source of the Nile River*

Hello again! This one may be long...

We went to Jinja 2 weekends ago. We stayed at an actual RESORT called Kingfisher. It was so beautiful!! Lake Victoria was behind the resort. That Friday night we talked with some American missionaries who have been in Uganda since 1998. They are prison missionaries; they serve 3 prisons, 2 adult prisons and 1 youth prison. They shared with us some incredible stories of how God changed the hearts of those whom we would call “the worst of the worst.”

Later that night, our group went swimming in the pool! The pool was huge and went under a bridge, which led to another pool that had a slide coming from yet another pool! It was so much fun! It was our first time swimming while in Uganda. After swimming, one of the girls played the guitar and we just sat around the pool singing worship songs.

The next day we went to a cafe in Jinja called ‘The Source Cafe.’ As you may know, Jinja is the source of the Nile River. Water begins flowing north from Lake Victoria to start the Nile River! The water takes about 4 months to finally reach the Mediterranean Sea.

After having lunch, some other missionaries took us on a tour of Jinja which was really interesting! We walked to see the ‘source of the Nile’ (where the water starts to flow) below us.
Later that afternoon, we took a boat ride in Lake Victoria. We rode past the shore, where we saw an otter and a cobra!! The boat driver threw a water bottle at it and it rose up and flared its head out (best description I can give, sorry!). It was really cool! We then rode over to the island where the river flows around. We got out and climbed around on some big rocks...then we walked around the tiny island. We got back in the boat and rode back to Kingfisher!

While we still had some free time, some of us went swimming again! It was loads of fun :) We even made up a synchronized swimming routine which was hilarious! The other guests at the resort even stopped what they were doing and watched us. We also sang while doing it! One of the girls videotaped it, so I have it on my computer!
Later that night, we went to eat at this really cool outdoor restaurant called 2 Friends. It was in the jungle, and was lit by tiki lamps, lanterns, and candles. We had some of the best pizza ever! As well as garlic bread, garlic naam (flatbread), milkshakes, chocolate cake...

It was a great weekend :)

I'll post a pic on here (if i can) or facebook!