Conversation I had the other day that went a little something like this:
Ugandan: You are getting so fat!
Me: Not really, in fact since I've arrived back I've lost weight.
Ugandan: Oh! Sorry for that.
It still amazes me sometimes the difference in our cultures, even though I already know this. I have come across this sentiment many times already and I still feel the need to explain and defend myself against the compliment I am being given. I don't have an issue with my weight or body image but the simple fact is that I have lost weight since coming back to Uganda. Not through any effort on my part, just a lack of excessively processed, quick to cook or buy, foods. And sometimes a walk into town. And so because I have lost weight, my friend was sorry for me.
Me scoffing cake in Bunia, DRC recently, trying to ‘fatten up’.
What a different world this is that I am living in!
Blessings
bron
P.S. My amazing friend, HOPE Partner and part of my family here in Uganda, Pastor Willy Tumwine, is in South Australia for almost five weeks and if you would like to catch him speaking his schedule is below (contact through the website for more details).
| 30th Sept | 10am | Murray Bridge Christian Family Centre |
| 30th Sept | 2pm | Hills Christian Family Centre, Nairne |
| 7th Oct | 10am | Mt Gambier |
| 14th Oct | 10am | Southern Gateway Community Church, Victor Harbor |
| 14th Oct | 6pm | NOVA, Murray Bridge Christian Family Centre |
| 21st Oct | 10am 6pm | Coast and Vines, Willunga |
| 28th Oct | 9am 11am | Seaton Christian Family Centre |
| 28th Oct | 3pm | Australia HOPE International AGM, Murray Bridge Christian Family Centre |
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