Last Sunday saw the team travel to Kyampisi for their Annual Sports Day and Graduation ceremony.
Unfortunately due to the very late night on Saturday, Sonia and the children stayed behind at the Jesus House to catch up on some much-needed sleep.
After preaching at the 11am service I helped set up for the Sports Day and Graduation ceremony. This included a fenced off running track - probably about 80 meters in length - an area for parents and an area for church and community members.
I was asked to open proceedings in prayer, and following the corporate singing of the Ugandan National Anthem there were a number of speeches (Peter as Director of KCM, Edwin as Administrator of KCM, Patrick as Chairman of Kyampisi Sub-County and me as invited guest and visiting principal). The purpose of the speeches was to outline the purpose for the day, thank those in attendance and preach the Word of God.
Following these formalities the actual sports day commenced, initially younger classes, followed by the older classes. The games included sprints, the usual games (musical chairs, three-legged races and sack races) and a variety of games learnt from the new sports equipment we donated to the school (hoola-hooping, skipping and various ball games).
After the students had a play the adults were given a chance to have some fun with similar kinds of games. It was great to watch the parents having some wholesome fun together.
After nearly two hours, we were entertained by the graduation of the Preppies. They each wore academic gowns and a mortar board - albeit smaller and more colourful. They looked amazing and were a testament to the weight of responsibility placed on earning a good education. I kept hearing parents talking about the importance of giving their children a taste of success in primary to encourage them to stick with their study throughout secondary and beyond.
Many of the parents wanted photos of me with their little ones. While it was cute, it did take considerable time.
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