Tuesday April 1st

With another malaria pill taken, I am realizing that my days here are quickly diminishing. On Sunday I picked up a team at the airport. They were all wondering how long I have been in Uganda, and stating that I have been here since the middle of January really made it hard for me to grasp how long I have been away from home.

The team that I picked up has come all the way from Russia. Even though they come from way up north, they are in the exact same time zone as us. This is the first team to come from the country of Russia, so we all were very excited to receive them to New Hope. I have finally found out what my favorite thing about picking up teams: How big their eyes get as we travel to Kasana. It is so much to take in and wrap your mind around. The traffic, the roads, the massive amount of people, the beautiful landscape, everything. I remember it actually gave me a headache just trying to make sense of it all.

While back in Entebbe on Monday morning, I was waiting for our bus to come and pick up the team from the hotel where we had stayed. As we were waiting, a staff member of the hotel and I were talking and the staff member was wondering where New Hope was. I mentioned that it was by Luweero. The response I got was, "Are the skulls still there?" I was so taken aback by that question. The devastation that happened right here is still so real in the memories of many people. I am so thankful to be serving at a place that is bringing hope to a once war-stricken area.