Hello Friends and Family! I apologize for not having written
in a while, but life here has been crazy busy. My time here is flying by, and
before I know it, I will be sitting on an airplane heading back home to the
states. My schedule for the rest of my time in Uganda is packed. This coming
weekend, we are going on a trip to Lira (Northern Uganda) to learn more about
Africa’s longest running war. Then, two weeks after that I go on Safari! The
weekend after that, we trip to Luwero. Then, we have one weekend off and then
we leave for Rwanda for a week and a half before departing for the U.S. My time
here is packed with all the things I still want to do before I leave!
The past few weeks after returning from our rural homestays
have been busy but wonderful J
Two weeks ago, I went with Kristian and Katie (two spring arbor girls) to visit
our friend Leanne (also a spring arbor girl) who is doing her student teaching in
Kampala. We spent the day at the local craft markets and having lunch at a
Ugandan restaurant. Then, I came back
and hung out with my friend Priscilla, who has quickly become my closest
Ugandan friend here J
Next week she is even taking me to her house to meet her family and her sister
who is home from Paris (yes she lives in Paris!) for a couple weeks. After the
weekend, I had a week packed full of fun and schoolwork. Some of the best
things that happened were my Mama taught me how to weave mats out of palm
leaves and it has become my new favorite hobby, we had a bonfire and spent one
night on campus, and we had an ice cream party at our staff member’s house.
They were all small blessings that made my week really great! Another interesting event took place this
week on Thursday, when I spent the whole day at my internship site. A 17 year
old girl came in with her 1 year old baby, wanting counseling and a place to
drop her baby off, as she couldn’t care for the child. The girl had been raped and then rejected by
her Muslim parents. Thursday was a
holiday here in Africa, so no workers were around, and I ended up going to Papa
Peter himself, the founder of Noah’s Ark, and asking him to help. It was a crazy way to meet Peter, but it was
cool nonetheless and it was even cooler to have the opportunity to pray with
the woman and her baby and to help her find the counseling she needed.
In wrapping
up my summary of the past 2 weeks, last night we had the privilege of attending
a traditional African dance show. It was
so cool to see the dances of many of the tribes we are familiar with, and it
was fun to feel like a tourist for a night!
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