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An Immense Needâ€¦.Broken Peopleâ€¦. A Divine Call

February 1, 2012
Adventures
Admissions

The last two weeks I have been immersed in a culture where the first thing you see is the immense needs. People that work daily just to earn enough money to feed their children a single meal. Men and woman who do everything they can to send their children to school. I see orphaned children who are taking care of their younger siblings. There are children and adults missing limbs, or are sick, or starving, but they do nothing about these conditions because they do not have the money for treatment. Many children run the streets in old, tattered clothing, clothing that...

Week 2

February 1, 2012
Adventures
Life on the Field

Week 2 in Uganda. One thing that God has been placing on my heart this week is the concept of dependence upon him. In my day to day life in America it can be easy to forget that I need God. As I go to work or school I feel well equipped to handle the challenges that I face – it seems that I could get by on my own talent or resourcefulness. As I go throughout my day I may be conscious of God, but sometimes I treat him more as an accessory than a necessity. In Uganda,, however, I am realizing how truly dependent upon God I am. Earlier this week...

Spears, Jingles and Chicken Hawks

February 1, 2012
Adventures
Life on the Field

Hey all, So this week has been all about relationships for me. Relationships with people here and within my team. This week kids went back to school, so that means we had to say goodbye to not only Manuel my little buddy but some of the others as well. That was kind of hard for me because of the relationship we were beginning to build within the first couple weeks of being here and now they have left. But, it has also opened up the door for new relationships that have been there but haven't been able to blossom until now. Like Samuel who is in charge of water and sanitation at the...

Hiding sweet potatoes in purses

February 1, 2012
Adventures
Admissions

so. just sitting at the internet cafe drinking a coffee milkshake…trying to find the desire to write about something. Eating dairy products here is always a bit of an adrenalin rush, since you never know exactly how you'll feel afterwards, but ice cream is worth the risk and i've always liked living life on the edge. There are a lot of things you never realize you miss till they're gone…like ice. and broccoli. This second week has been a bit harder getting acclimated as we finally realize we'll be here for 4 months but it is so awesome getting to know the people...

Built.. African tough

February 1, 2012
Adventures
Admissions

So this past week in Lira has been pretty great! On thursday we spent some time at the church talking with people and learning about HIV education. We were fed by the church ladies… rice, beans and mystery meat.. we ate with our hands and it was awesome except it didnt exactly make me feel top notch. On friday we spent some time walking around the village and we met some cool people , many of which are planning on coming to canada.. haha. Saturday we rocked out at an African wedding… and we were also the center of attention for about 5 minutes. When we walked into the...

Much of You

February 1, 2012
Adventures
Life on the Field

I've been struggling with what to write about today. Not normal for me. I love to blog, and ask any of my teammates, I always have something to say! So I've been procrastinating. I've talked to family, friends, and even taken care of business for back home. The whole day has felt very me-centered. There was finally a point a couple of hours ago where I just stopped what I was doing and looked out the open 3rd floor window. I took a second to just breathe. And that's when God hit me. I realized how much I rely on high speed connections in my life back home. I'm...

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