Saturday, 4 August 2012


Hi guys,
Sorry it’s been a while since I blogged.  Hope you are all well?  Since my last update many things have happened!  I celebrated my first birthday in Africa, Uganda!  It was an amazing day – even when I was in lectures till 4pm!  My housemates were great and sorted out trying to make my favourite desert – custard, from scratch!  Not quite the same as Birds powder custard – but hopefully my mother shall send me some so that I can educate the Americans of how custard ‘should’ taste and be.  Also, to my surprise my friends in my class bought me a ‘kettle’ – best present ever!  I couldn’t believe my eyes!  It’s amazing what you appreciate when you don’t have something!  Of course, it depends on the electricity being on. 

My birthday cards I got this week, think they may have been sitting around a bit as people at reception were unsure who I was!  But now they know!  Thank you those of you who were super organised in sending a card – I applaud you all.  Well done!

I managed to fall off the concrete path round the side of our house – I will stick a picture on here, so you can see what the house I am in looks like!  So, I fell, by slipping on some water on the concrete and slipped right off the side onto the grass and hurting my ankle (the morning of my birthday-what a delight!).  Thankfully I didn’t damage it badly, though it has hurt for a few days.

The pit latrine is a process!  My housemate tells me I have a pit latrine posture (standing holding tightly to a bunch of my skirt –related to the fear of the latrine time!) before even entering in and looking all around for bugs etc.  I repeat for those of you who haven’t heard me say – it is a ‘get in, get out’ experience – no sitting, or rather squatting around in there!

Lectures have continued to be very challenging indeed.  A week ago we looked into counselling (what is good or bad counsel – and we counselling people ALL the time!) and just the small topic and thing of ‘the Glory of God’!   Kinda blows your mind, which has continued into this week, as well as looking at the Father Heart of God throughout the whole Bible! 

We had the sad news of a baby boy that was at Hope family (baby house) died last week and was only 4 months old.  It wasn’t expected although the baby had been ill and was undergoing investigations.  Keep in prayer the boys Father and the people who took care of baby Dissan here at New Hope (Stu and Sarah who were taking care of him in their own house and Kate who helped care for him too). 

It’s funny having been here 5weeks now and have got sooo into the habit of in the process of introducing myself and people asking where I am from, that yesterday a visiting English-man asked me where I was from and my first response was automatic ‘England’!!! 

Enjoy a British gathering this week for tea time, and it was lovely:) Nice to meet more Brits – who are here visiting.

I also got told yesterday at my family group by one of the girls that they thought I was American – she thinks I have American Eyes???!!!!  Not sure what that means, but thought it was amusing!  I’m trying to get the children in the family group to help me to learn some more Laganda!  We had much laughter over saying ‘water’ in Laganda – as it sounds the same as another word that means something completely different! So, if you say it slightly wrong...you’re NOT asking for water, but Faeces! 

Hope you are enjoying the pictures on the blog?!  I will try and keep it up as much as possible!

Love and hugs,

God Bless You

Rae 



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