Hello everybody! I’ve made it safely to Kampala, which is where I’ll be staying for the next day or two. I actually just woke up from a 3 hour nap (whoops) since I couldn’t handle the jet lag. 2 to 5 pm is 6 to 9 am in the States so it makes sense that I was so sleepy by that time.
(post-nap selfie)
Anyway, it’s been an experience so far. Last night, Donna and I stayed at a hotel that overlooks Lake Victoria. We got to go down to the shore of the lake in the morning, and then we headed to a grocery store before driving to Kampala to meet with Mike and Janelle. Now, we’re just chilling before dinner, so I thought I’d write something for y’all.
I’m slowly but surely getting situated with where I am. It’s very weird, not traveling with a team. Also, it’s overwhelming at first to think that I won’t see my parents or Ashley and Brandon for over a month, but I know this isn’t permanent. I can’t let myself focus on homesickness and let the amazingness of everything around me slip by. That’s really what I need prayers for right now – that I truly find God’s hand in this situation and gratefully do my part without being distracted. I guess this is very good practice for college, since Liberty is nowhere near as far as Uganda. 🙂
I think once I get to VOH, I’ll feel more at home. For now, this passage from Ephesians has been giving me comfort –
“So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
The whole building, being put together by Him, grows into a holy sanctuary in the Lord.”Eph 2:19-21