When I asked the girls at the beginning of the term whether they could cook, they all put up their hands enthusiastically. When I asked whether any of them would like to do their cook’s badge, one from each patrol, Jeanette and Maria volunteered. We decided to have patrol dinners at the end of the year, the Flamingos would go to Jeanette’s house and the Blue Cranes would go to the orphanage where Maria would use the kitchen.
I wasn’t sure whether it would work. There was transport to organise, food to be bought and got to the cooks, a tester to find. Thanks to the Rays of Hope staff, the ingredients and transport were organised. When I found out that a friend of my son used to be a Scout, I asked her to come along and test the girls. Trying to find our way in Alex was a bit hairy – there don’t seem to be any numbers and we had to ask passers-by to help us. I am sure the Lord was helping us because we came to the right yard just as two young boys were going in and they knew where Jeanette lives.
I was proud of the girls. Jeanette made us a baked beans dish with vegetables and jelly and custard. Kathleen and I had to leave before cofee because it was getting late and we still had to get to the Blue Cranes. When we got to Ikhya Lomusa, my heart sank because there were two Guides sitting on the couch, Maria was nowhere in sight and there was no sign of food or eating. However once Maria was called it turned out she had finished cooking but they were waiting for us to arrive. We had yummy chicken with rice and a sauce and a green salad. Well done to the cooks and weel done to the rest of the patrols who found their way to the right places and came in uniform.
