“How are you Peckerwoods?” came a shout in the dark. David and Kade, two Americans who are here for the summer came into the light dressed in greasy T-shirts, thick glasses, dirty baseball caps and suspenders.

Wayne, the gentleman in charge of African Childrens Mission had gone into Kampala and they had decided to raid his closet. Later when we met up with some American visitors (Bellevue Christian School) David had to explain to them that this was not how he usually dressed.

Wayne, by the way, is fond of calling people Peckerwoods. I am commonly asked by Ugandans what it means and I’m not really sure how to respond…

--PHD