Foreign soldiers, dirt runways, and turkey poop...

On Friday, a group of us traveled to Kitgum. It was quite an ordeal. We got onto a bus and drove to Entebbe and arrived a half an hour before our plane was supposed to take off. We had a bit of a panic but security was frighteningly easy and quick to get through and we were by our gate in no time. But of course we got there and they didn’t know when  outr plane was leaving and seemed a little unsure if there was a plane going to Pedare. Oh, also, fun story. There was a huge group of Bangladashian soldiers who I am assuming have not seen women in a long time because they were relentlessly taking our picture. Even after I told them that it was enough they tried to sneak pictures through glass windows. They were shameless. We ended up getting on our plane 2 hours late and we were escorted out to this rinky-dink plane that I am surprised even made it off the ground. I slept the whole ride, I think mostly as a way of coping with shear terror.

The story gets even better. We start to lower and there was nothing around but fields. And I mean NOTHING. We landed on a random dirt runway with not much civilization in sight. Then the plane took off and the car that was supposed to pick us up was not. Then some little kids started coming out of the bush. It was exactly like in the Wizard of Oz when the munchkins start to slowly come out to look at Dorothy when she lands, except for these were Africa children looking at 4 stranded crazy white people with big bags of luggage. I’m sure we might as well have been aliens.

Eventually our driver came and we eventually ended up in Kitgum. The same night we went to a Crusade and saw the Lord heal some people who were previously lame, blind, and deaf. The power of God is so stupendous and so present still to perform miracles. Our Lord is truly amazing… I don’t really have any words to properly covey His wonder. So I will stop there.

We have not really had electricity and Internet has been near impossible to get onto. So I apologize for the lack of blogging. Sunday morning we I woke up to the sound of children singing praises to Jesus (can you think of a better start to a day?!) and there was church service happening in our backyard. We spoke with a woman who was American and has been working at this orphanage for a year and has welcomed us to join them in anything they do, or just go and spend time with the children and love them, they do not get enough of it. I am so excited. God is so faithful to create divine appointments.

Oh yea, today I also washed my clothes by hand for the first time in my life. The things we take for granted! J

We have turkeys in our backyard. They are quite possibly the most ugly birds on the planet. One left a big disgusting green poop on our doorstep. Yay, Thanksgiving!!