Far from Kampala

No worries! We are here in Gulu, about 6 hours away from Kampala. You may have heard of the bombings that occurred here in Uganda just after the end of the World Cup Games. Three bombs went off at three different locations across the capital, Kampala, killing around 60 people and injuring hundreds other. So far what is known is that a group of Somali’s are unhappy with both the Ethiopian and Ugandan forces within their country. Thus they targeted an Ethiopian area of Kampala and two other Rugby clubs. You should probably just read the many articles from the internet as my knowledge is probably not very accurate.
The one thing I do know is that Invisible Children was about to send a group of Roadies over here to tour parts of Gulu and Uganda. This has become a sort of typical practice for IC over the years. One of the Roadies came over here a little early with some friends (US and Ugandan). This small group of ICer’s were at one of the three locations watching the World Cup Final. Tragically, one of the IC roadies was killed from the bombing, and others injured. Nate Henn was an IC roadie from Wilmington, DE. I don’t know much about him just yet, but hearing this news really shook me. I imagine that he was probably at some of the local Philadelphia area IC events when I was there. The IC office is closed for the day up here, and many of the Americans are just trying to lay low for the next couple weeks.
We are in no major danger up here, as the bombings were meant to bring attention to the Ugandan and Ethiopian occupation of Somalia. No one up here has any reason to believe that Gulu will be victim to any bombs, terrorism, etc. But we are of course taking proper procautions. Even before this happened we have had an armed guard at our house 24/7. We are now staying at our house during the night, from sunset till morning. Rather than go out for Quiz night at a local bar, we’re just going to have our own quiz night at our house on Thursday. Plus, we have plenty of DVD’s, books, cards, and even electronic Catch Phrase to keep us busy at night.
Hope you all are well. Thanks for your prayers, concerns, and thoughts. Thank you for the many ways in which you’ve supported me on this trip. I couldn’t be here, doing this, without your support. Love you all!