Happy, Happy 4th everybody! Hope everyone has fun celebrating!!! Thank you Jesus for our independence!
Well, it's been a week since I last posted. I have arrived safely in Uganda and everything is going well. The trip over was very smooth, thank God, as I was nervous to navigate international airports all alone. God placed several individuals along the way to help me get where I was going, and I layed my head to sleep around midnight on last Wednesday. Funny story...What is the one item you should always take with you on a mission trip? Maybe a bible???? Yeah, I forgot mine. Thankfully the airport in Atlanta had a bookstore. Also, what's the rule about drinking foreign water? Don't do it! Too late. The first night I brushed my teeth with Ugandan water...upon realizing what I had done I started spitting profusely and had to throw my toothbrush away. No worries, I had a back up. And I didn't get sick! Thanks again to God.
Everyday I wake up around 6:30pm when I start my sunscreen/bugspray marathon. I where bugspray in the morning, and in the afternoon, early in the evening, and underneath the moon, oh! My skin is breaking out because I constantly have to apply so many chemicals, but it's all in all, it's great! After I get ready I head to breakfast where I eat an omlet and two pieces of toast. Then I head to school.
Upon arrival I am greeted by Justine! I love Justine as I spend all morning in her kindergarten class helping her prepare for the students. Kindergarten in Uganda starts as early as 2.5 years...needless to say, these kids are precious! They all have names like Mercy and Grace...it's hard to keep them straight!! The kindergarteners leave around 12pm, after which I eat lunch with staff and the older kids. This is always a challenge...I kind of feel like I'm in 6th grade again looking for somone to sit with...might sound stupid, but this is a very humbling exercise.
I am learning to keep my eyes on the Lord at all times because if I look down even for a second I will sink in fear...fear of man, fear for my safety, just plain fear.
After lunch I help the teachers of older students grade papers. They are strict here in Uganda! It is good because the students are held to a very high standard. They work VERY hard, as all Ugandans do. In the afternoon, after school lets out I play with the children until around 5pm and then go home to have dinner, read, and go to sleep.
So this is a day in the life of this missionary. Exciting right?!!! I am so blessed by all of you. Thanks for your emails, your Facebook posts, your prayers, and your love!!
More later...I have to go to school!!!!!!!!!
Jenna
