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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