Boda Rides & Car Rides

Yesterday I was in Kampala with the Telman's. The night before we said our goodbyes at the airport to the group who had come, and now we were gearing up to head back to Mbira where the Telman's live and minister.
First thing on the agenda for the day? A boda ride to the store! What is a boda you ask? It's one of the words out here for motorcycle. It is one of the fastest ways of transportation in Uganda, especially in the capital. Where traffic is thick, the bodas weave their way through. They also tend to carry HUGE loads, way bigger than the machine itself. It kind of reminds me of an ant who carries well above their size. That's the way motorcycles are around here.
The Telman's daughter Amanda and I got on the back of one motorcycle and Mr. Telman got on the back of another. Women usually ride the motorcycles here sidesaddle because the majority them wear skirts, so they have a little foot rest just for women. But Amanda and I were both wearing ankle length skirts so it wasn't too hard to ride the motorcycle normally. I wasn't too sure how I felt about riding sidesaddle, seems a bit scary!
The ride was fun though, and pretty cheap. After that, we got all packed up in the car and began the process of heading back west to Mbira. It was a long process because we were also taking the national Pastor's wife from the Telman's church and her newborn baby, Lucas. He was born toward the end of August after some complications which caused him to go without oxygen for an hour. So he's been in the hospital on oxygen ever since. But his mom was VERY ready to get home. The Telman's were able to help that be a possibility. Yesterday we were able to gather the things that he needed to live at home: his own source of oxygen.
When we pulled up to the ministry site here in Mbira, it was close to 11 p.m. But a rush of screaming girls from the orphanage ran screaming to meet us. They were SO excited to see the Pastor's wife again. I began to see then what an impact she and her husband have made and are making in the orphans lives. They live on the property with them. To these girls, she is their mother figure. And they couldn't wait to have her back with them. It was such a sweet moment.
I'm so thankful that she was able to come home with her son. If not for the Telman's help, he might not even be alive right now because of all the extra help he needs. God is good!