I finished the New Hope Institute of Childcare and Family last Friday. The 5-month course was such a learning experience and God did a lot in my heart through the class.
One of my very good friends, Cara, is here to stay with me until I go back to the States for Christmas and my brother's wedding - We head back on Saturday the 4th and I hopefully will be back in my hometown that evening...crossing the world in 1 day is quite the journey!
Well, I thought my Uganda initiation was complete with my jigger removal, but I was very wrong. I encountered my first bout with Malaria in the middle of October - the medication worked beautifully and I had many praying for me. And 2 days ago, I had a battle with a fuzzy caterpillar that decided to jump on my sweater and leave its oh-so-itchy prickly 'fuzz' on me, of which I am still experiencing the effects. It made its way across my collarbone and then I flung it off using my hand - and now I have itchy bumps on both. These fuzzy caterpillars are so different from the ones that I used to be entranced with as a child.
Three crazy North Dakotans (Cara, Andrew, and myself) decided to head on up to Murchison Falls for a safari last weekend - we took the plunge and drove ourselves there. It was quite the adventure - We missed a very obvious turn (mainly due to being too enthralled with singing songs from "The Lion King"), we watched a group of elephants run through the place where we were staying while we ate our supper, and we got to see a new part of Uganda as we explored a new, quicker and less bumpy route back from the park.
I will be home for a little over a month and hope to see many friends and family members during that time. Please continue to pray for discernment as we close this year and prepare for the next year filled with many teams and visitors.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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