Author: Adventures

Be careful what you wish for

Hey everyone! So these first couple days in Uganda have been amazing! We have definately learned the meaning of TIA whether it be through power outages or punctuality.  The people here are INCREDIBLE! they have hearts of gold and i love every single one of them. The place we are staying at is more than we could have ever asked for! We are completely blessed to be here.  We have experienced some great times and some other things that were hard on the heart. The conversation with Nelson, the former child soldier really got to me and the hospital visit was pretty deep.  OK, so...

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Life in Lira, Uganda

Greetings Americans, life in Lira has been very interesting and impacting so far. I would like to share with you a few people that me and my team have met and a little bit about them. I would first like to share with you about Pastor Johnson and his wife Betty. They are our contacts here in Lira. They are some of the sweetest and most kind people I have ever met and they actually celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary last night! Their love for God and their neighbors around them is incredible! They lead Victory Outreach Church here and have multiple ministries that serve a ton of...

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Lost in Lira!!

     Oh mylanta!! I have been in Africa for a week now and I feel like I could write 100 blogs and still have not said everything that has happened! Alas, I have only paid for 30-60 minutes of internet at this lovely internet cafe here in Lira, Uganda, so 100 blogs will just have to wait.      Today I have chosen to tell you all about this one time when I got lost in Lira…(insert clearing of the throat noise hear)…Once Upon A Time, my lovely group leaders, Logan and Brittany, put us into groups of 4 to go walking around Lira, Uganda....

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How Do I Love You, Let Me Count the Ways

I love dirt in my shoes. I love not bathing for ____ days. I love cool breezy mornings & scorching hot days. I love luo. I love brown faces and hands. I love Chipati. I love my new awotas(friends). I love waking up at 5am, trying not to wake the team, and sitting and talking with Lydia while she makes chipati to sell. I love my quiet time and view from the roof. I love cramming 10-13 people in a 5 person vehicle. (I have a video to prove it) I love tickling and chasing laughing little bald people. I love not wearing make-up. I love "pothole does not begin to describe" Ugandan...

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The Difficulties of Blogging

Blogging is really difficult. Half of my computer screen is missing. I haven't taken english since high school. Things like that make it a tad tricky..but the biggest problem in blogging is how overwhelming it is to even try to put my experience here into words, and I've only been out of the country for 7 days. There is a lot of joy here, honestly. The people here are incredible and when the kids see a white person, they all run out of their huts to introduce themselves to you and shake your hand.  I'm not going to lie, its difficult at times to see the way Americans are...

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We are in Lira

Hey friends and family, this is Logan and Brittany the team leaders.  We just wanted to post and let you all know that we arrived in Lira and are getting aquainted with the area today.  Wednesday will be our communication day so you can expect to see new posts and e-mail replys then, we are so excited to me working with this team!  The place we are staying is so accomidating and the team has already begun forming relationships with the workers there.  Everyone is getting rested from the trip, working well together, and ready to start ministy!  We appriciate all...

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