Follow Up of "Trying Times in Uganda" post

Monday, Jessica, Baby Brenda’s mother (see “Trying Times in Uganda” post for entire story), called us and asked us to come to her house.  She wanted to give us a gift.

We went back to her house on Tuesday and found her walking back from the well while balancing a large yellow, plastic can full of water on her head.  She began smiling from ear to ear when she saw us arriving!  She started saying, “Asanti sana, Asanti sana”  (“Welcome, welcome)  We went to her house and as she ran to the neighbor’s house to borrow chairs for her most honored guests.  She brought us into the house and let us sit down as she kneeled in front of us. (This is the custom for women from the rural areas.  It is their way of showing respect.)

Brenda receiving Tom from Scovia

Shortly, her oldest daughter, Scovia, brought in a huge Tom Turkey and handed it to Dr. Brenda!  This was our gift from their own farm!

Tom's impressive horn

Claudia is smiling like this because she is REALLY nervous!

Tom's side shot

We were so surprised.  A full grown male turkey costs around $22 U.S.  This was a huge gift for them to be giving to us.

I was especially grateful because it showed us that she understood that we had tried everything we could do to save her baby.  She was understanding and grateful for our help.

We put Tom Turkey in the trunk of the car and took it to the Village of Eden to live with the ducks at the fish pond.

That night one of our volunteers posted a picture of Tom Turkey on Facebook.  A few hours later someone had donated money for Tom to have a female companion!

Tina Turkey

Tina needs a make-over

Today we bought Tina Turkey and she will go to live with Tom tomorrow at the fish pond.  Our farm family is growing! (In my opinion Tom is much better looking than Tina, but maybe she just needs a make-over. . . )