Saturday 8 July 2006. Today we climbed the mountain near Mbale. People live all over the mountain and they grow bananas, cabbage, corn, chili peppers, coffee, tobacco, tomatoes, papaya, jackfruit, cassava, yams, carrots – it’s incredible! I saw waterfalls and monkeys, too. And tons of butterflies! It was a difficult climb, but a climb that the mountain’s inhabitants take everyday (with 40kgs of something on their heads).
At the steepest part, there was a ladder that led to the top.
Children were gathering cabbage, while their parents chopped wood.
The machetes they carry in the photo are not weapons, but farming tools. One of the boys is holding a socceer ball in the other hand.
I don’t know what the mountain is called, but it’s not Mt. Elgon; however, it is part of Mt. Elgon National Park.
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Met with your Dad today…he was going on and on about you…so I had to check out your diary….I liked the photos and to see the everyday living conditions…like the neat soccer ball the kid was holding…Please take care of yourself and have some fun.
kelly,
awesome site,great pictures and story.
you are a “difference maker”
take care ,our prayers are with you
mark
p.s. don’ttrust that group from texas they seem so
artificial
Kelly, You rock!I’am so proud of you.
Hi Kelly,
I cried tears of joy as I looked through your pictures. What an amazing experience for you to get to live with and help these people. I loved your story about not knowing what to do to help the man so you went outside and drew pictures with the kids. That is so cool. Keep touching their lives with your incredible smile and tremendous heart.
I love you. Aunt Mary
Hi Kelly,
I cried tears of joy as I looked through your pictures. What an amazing experience for you to get to live with and help these people. I loved your story about not knowing what to do to help the man so you went outside and drew pictures with the kids. That is so cool. Keep touching their lives with your incredible smile and tremendous heart.
I love you. Aunt Mary
Hi Kelly,
I am very proud to be your brother. You are an amazing person and leader in every sense of the word. I can’t wait to see you. I love you.
Joe
Kelly,
I am so proud to be your new brother. You are a leader in every sense of the word. I was thinking about your project (sounds great!). I think it could use a catchy acronym, however, I cannot think of a good one. Anyways, just a thought. I love you and I cant wait to see you.
Joe
Dear Colin & Kelly,
Hello. Thanks for all the good work. You have come such a long way in only one year, and this means that you are working very hard.
I was in Mbale again and stayed in the guest house you were using as a base camp. Found a few fragments of your presence there, like the cue cards you were using to learn the local language.
All the best,
Timothy.