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Alright…I finally have Internet that seems to be working well enough to post pictures of our house in Uganda. It is a really great house for so many reasons–it’s large enough for our whole team, it allows EV to host short-term mission teams without the added logistical issue of finding guest houses, and it’s a great place for our R&R time, which will keep us mentally and emotionally healthy.
So, with all of that said and a huge PRAISE THE LORD for His provision, here is our house!
Here’s the exterior…if you’ll notice, it’s PINK!!! I’ve always wanted a pink house, but it was never reasonable in the States. Here, it’s okay!
Here’s our chicken coop. It’s chicken-less right now, but we hope to soon add some hens.
Here’s the patio just off the dining room. It’s glorious to sit out there with a morning cup of coffee and listen to the sounds of the city rise up the hill.
Here’s our living room…
The dining room (with Prossi posing for me)…
And our spacious kitchen…
Mounted on the wall just beside the window is our water heater for the kitchen. Here in Uganda, you must manually turn on the water heaters prior to use (which saves on electricity, since they’re only on when you actually need them). It does require a little planning ahead in order to have the water hot when you need it, but I love the idea!
Tap water here is not safe to drink, which also means it’s not safe to clean dishes in without some additional prep work. Our system is to wash the dishes in normal hot, soapy water, then rinse them in the tap, and finally we rinse them a second time in the basin that is filled with a bleach-water mixture. It’s really not a big deal, but it also requires a little more thought than just throwing them in a dishwasher.
I love our little stove, because it reminds me so much of our camper stove!
Here’s the view from our washroom/mudroom to the backyard…
Here’s our laundry room…
Here’s our water filtration system in the washroom. We fill the covered bucket with tap water, then it runs through the serious water filter and into the big water bottle on the floor (about the size of the Culligan water containers). We then take it into the dining room, stick a big hand pump in it, and voila!
Here’s our bedroom. Right now it’s just a bed and a LOT of trunks!
And because I think bathrooms are always so interesting in foreign countries, here’s ours…
There are THREE balconies on our house, so Blaise and I get a small one just off our bedroom. Here’s our view…
Well, now you have some idea of where we are living. Blaise and I will only be in this house 3 months out of each year, but after our first rotation in Nasir, the house will be occupied almost constantly as we rotate in and out. It’s really a great location in the city (no mosques nearby, quiet neighborhood, neighbor kids for the Pierce children to play with, and an amazing view of the city) and we couldn’t be more thrilled that this is our part-time home!
