Yes, it's true. The secondary girs have decided that my dreads were not good enough and took them out! It was quite a long and painful process, but they have assured me that they will fix them African style. Hooray! I am not really sure why I mentioned that first. It definitely was not most important...
Anyway, this week has been pretty great, how could it not be? I am in a beautiful place, surrounded by beautiful people, loving on children all day long. I LOVE IT! Because there is no electricity on the mountain, I gave my camera batteries and charger to Jim and Robin to be charged, but they have not made it back up yet, so I am at a standstill as far as progress goes. I only have pictures finished for part of one family. AY! I am working on complete lists for each family and figuring out who actually lives at Jireh and who is a day schooler. It's quite tedious, because records are all handwritten and much of the information is inaccurate, but it's all good.
The kids are amazing and I absolutely love spending time with them, asking questions, answering questions, pretending that I know Luganda, having them teach me Luganda. We
laugh alot and I am cherishing every moment, trying to spend every second of daylight with them!
I spoke about Mackie's sister, Susan, in a previous post, but have since found out that she is not Mackie's sister afterall. WOW, crazy, eh? Susan was just her best friend, NOT her sister. There is another girl at Jireh named Winnie who has the same dad as Mackie, but a different mother. Mackie's mom raised Winnie as her own, though. Winnie and I have been spending a lot of time together the last two weeks. She told me about the day that Mackie died, and she even showed me the letters and pictures that I had sent to Mackie. She has a picture of my family that she keeps with her and she prays for us everyday! I am just glad that I get to love on her sister still, even though it's not who I thought it was! Haha...
I have a wonderful new friend named Sara who will be at Jireh for nine months! Her and I have been spending a lot of time together and she has been a real encouragement. It's really nice to have a fellow mzungu around...someone who really understands (and speaks your language)!
Time is running low...long story short, I LOVE BEING HERE and things are going great. God is amazing and His presence is obvious everyday. He has blessed me with wonderful friends - mzungus and ugandans. And my phone is fixed so I got to talk to my momma!! Thank you all for your love and support! I will write again next week!
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I can't say I am sorry to see the dreads go, but...I am SO glad that you are enjoying your time and you can see God provide for all your needs! I had a lesson in Luganda this week as well. Nothing you could use, mostly body parts! We also took an imaginary trip to Kompala. ("And then we will go right back home!") Maybe one day I will be able to make the real one. In the mean time thanks for giving us the virtual tour! I love you more than you know!
Awww, that had me all misty, reading that Winnie had a picture of your family and prayed for you guys daily. **sniffs**
Glad to hear you're doing well, lovin' on all those kiddos, and making the most of every minute for the Lord there. We're prayin' for ya!
A belated Happy 4th of July!
Hi Glo, I see the glow goes on. How precious in the sight of the Lord you must be, serving these little ones. You sound so good but don't forget the muzungas back home. We wouldn't change a thing since it's obvious the Lord is in control, even your camera belongs to Him. I'm so glad you have joy while you are serving. We love you mucho. Love Grammy & Pop
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