Return; Life Resumes

After a long month being away from Arua, I am finally back! Let's do a review of where I've been for the past month: April 27 - May 2 I was in a town that's maybe 20-30 kms away from Kampala (Uganda) for a Young Leaders' Conference; May 4 - May 6 I was in Machakos (Kenya) for the Scott Theological College graduation; May 7 - 13 I was in Naivasha (Kenya) visiting a good friend of mine that I met at the Africa Based Orientation;May 13 - May 16 I was in Eldoret (Kenya) visiting friends that just graduated from Scott Theological College; May 20 - May 22 I was in Mukono (Uganda) for a Youth Seminar. After a few days of rest, I got back to Arua. Yes, I know, a lot of traveling and not by air, but by road!
I had hoped that during my leave, there would be rain in Arua but as I read last week in the papers that the rivers were dried and people had to wait for hours by the borehole to fetch water. Good thing that the day I read about the drought, it actually rained and as the locals explained, it actually rained for quite a long time. It was good to hear this because there was water shortage. Not only was there water shortage but there was also a time where there was no power for three weeks during my time away from Arua. Many went through a rough time because now they are lacking water when they already lack electricity. Ever thought about how you would be able to survive in this situation? This is a norm to most families living in this country.