How do you sum up a trip and experience like this? The words to describe it all just aren't coming to me, yet I feel I need to update you before I head home in a couple days. It will be so hard to adjust my brain to home mode. There are so many things I totally love about being here, most of which are impossible to incorperate into daily life in Canada. I would love to go for two hour walks in the morning before the heat of the day sends us into the shade with mango juice in hand. Ummm yea, that's not going to happen in Canada for a long time. I would love to openly talk about Jesus and what he did for us with just any random person I meet. People here are so open and most people know Jesus and are excited to talk about him. People here are eager to greet us because we are visitors. I love walking down the street and being able to wave and smile at everyone and have them warmly greet me. I would get some strange reactions in Canada for that behaviour. The pace of life here is slow and relationships trump that "to do" list. Oh and obviously I would never get sick of coming home to a clean house, meals on the table, and laundry done for me everyday. The girls at the guest house are amazing! Thanks for listening, this is helping me sort out my thoughts and feelings.
The past few days we have been in Kamengo "working". Ha ha, we haven't really been working at all. We've been sitting in Mama Florences house sewing with the ladies, playing with the kids, taking lots of pictures, and watching the progression on her new building. It's hard for us because a lot of times we feel like we want to do more and hurry things up and accomplish more. But I know God is working on us, and through us and we can just trust in that. Even if we don't feel like we're working hard enough, we are here for a purpose and He is faithful.
Today we are driving up northwest for about 5 hours to get ready for Safari day tomorrow! I was hesitant to book the safari because I was feeling guilty about using up basically two days to be frivolous. But I definitely see the value in taking a day or two to adjust and start thinking about home, and obviously to enjoy the country we came so far to see. People here really want us to enjoy our time, it's funny. Everyone asks what we have done and they want to make sure we enjoy it, they all want to plan different outings for us. I can see how easy it would be to spend months here doing little trips and outings. So I'm really hoping to see some elephants, lions, giraffes, and hippos tomorrow. We will also get to see some water falls. Then we have a long drive back to Kampala on Friday. Saturday morning we will go out to Kamengo to see the building again and buy some crafts from the ladies there. Then hopefully we can do some shopping for jewlery and local crafts. We fly out late Saturday night. I think once I'm on the plane I will start getting super excited to come home. Right now I miss the famliy like crazy, but I know they are safe, happy, and we'll be together again, and that makes such a difference. Sometimes I wish I was just going to pick them up from the airport and we can all just stay here together. I wasn't quite prepared for how much I would love it here. I think Matthew and I will start planning and saving for another trip very soon:-)
I'm not sure what life will be like when I get home, but I expect to hibernate a bit. I will want to spend a lot of time with the kids, plus the fact that it will be freezing cold outside, lol. So be patient with me if you don't hear very much from me in the next couple weeks. I love you all and can't wait to share with you more about the trip. Thank you so much for your prayers. Please keep praying for us, for flights, and health, and connections with the people we've made here. Talk to you again on your side of the pond!
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