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....

So much can happen in one little week. I was overwhelmed with the thought of blogging it all, so I thought I would simply make a list of all of the questions our team has been asking this week! 1. How many muzungoos can fit into a 5 person car? (answer- 13) 2. What time is it? 3. What day is it? 4. How many laxatives?! 5. How much dirt is in my hair? 6. WHAT TIME DO WE HAVE TO GET UP?! 7. Can you teach me how to douggie?! 8. WHERE IS OUR HOTEL?!?!?! 9. Can we join your dance team? (answer- yes!) 10. Do you know Jesus? 11. Do you speak english? This week we arived in Lira, Uganda. We've...

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...

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...

I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, because lets face it i'm not really the blogger type… so we're just gonna ease into this. Well for starters, training camp is not exactly what I expected. It has in fact been better! I not only have been prepared mentally for Uganda, but emotionally as well. My team is nothing short of amazing and we have all come together and are beginning to become a family. One thing that is a common topic is Canada v.s the U.S.  They are constantly talking about things that i have never heard of, and have come to the conclusion that the United...

Fear is something that has always held me back. It is something that I let control me sometimes and it can tend to stop me from doing things that God has for me. It has seemed like at training camp, this is something that kept coming up for me. Not necessarily the fear of going to Uganda, but the fear of leaving behind everyone at home, the fear of spending 4 months with complete strangers, the fear of not knowing what God has for me, and so many more fears. It seems to all boil down to fear. I hate that I let fear control me, i hate that it often decides for me whether or not I will do...