The weather is Hot and Cold

The first time i came to Uganda was in December 2003. This was during a youth camp which was to take place at Fort Portal in southern Uganda some distance from the Ruwenzori mountains of the moon. What struck me the most about this country was the difference in weather compared to our once whiteman's highlands. In short, being Kenyans on the other side of mount Elgon, precisely kitale, we expected Mbale to have almost the same weather patterns. But this was not the case. In fact natives here say that you can tell whether one is a Kenyan by observing their dress code. Kenyans are always in pullovers. Maybe we are used to the frequent rains.

To cut the story short, Mbale is a nice place to live as i have noted over the years. I have been coming here almost annually for the last seven years and its been fun. After completing my college education in Nairobi, i got a chance to work at the Good News Production Intl office here in Mbale.
It has always been enjoyable but one of my main challenges has been the high temperatures. I am sure I've lost considerable litres of body liquids here. It quite hot both during the day and at night. The fan serves us a great deal in making things better.

One funny encounter was in Mayenze which is an area behind the Wanale hill. After a lively service at the church, we were hosted by our brothers and as one would expect in African homes, every delicacy was there;from chicken meat, traditional pounded bananas(called matoke) meat, rice, name it. I could have  eaten more than i did if i  had carried my hunky. I hope you know what i mean. I  was sweating seriously.

Okay, for the geography lovers, let me give you the mental picture of this second most important Ugandan town. Mbale is located on the western side of Mount Elgon. Close to the town you get a very beautiful view of a hill caled Wanale. The hill is between Mbale town and Mount Elgon to the East.

With this in mind, one would expect my story to be different. Maybe its because i know nothing about weather and the Leeward, windward sides of a mountain. May be you are right, may be you are wrong. All the same, l have learnt something from this. Life will always offer you many faces. If you are my type, you will think Mbale is a desert but there is the rainy season after a dry spell. He who knows no rain will never carry an umbrella but he who knows the many sides of weather patterns will arm himself/herself appropriately at the right time.

The cold describe the preseason here. Though it might not have really started raining, but the recent cold makes me miss the hot sunny days that characterized the months of August-September
LESSON: There are two sides of a coin. Stop complaining and wait for the Lord's time. After all the weather here is HOT THEN WET and for others, Summer, Autum, Winter and Spring is a normal thing.