When i woke up, I gathered my things and went to take a shower. It felt incredible! You don't realize how much warm water means to you, till you don't really have it:) Our guest house is very iffy on warm water, which is totally fine, but this felt so good! This shower was definitely luxary!
After my shower I went to the breakfast table and ate the chipati I had ordered the night before. A chipati is alot like a flour tortilla, only thicker and greasier...so better! lol!
Then I ordered it filled with peanut butter and a banana. After eating eggs every day this week, this was incredible!
Then we prepared to go.
When Paul, our driver, arrived we loaded up and headed to town.
We quickly stopped to drop our overnight bags at the guest house, then headed to town.
The team did some shopping, while I sat & had coffee.
I then realized I had left money for our lunch back at the guest house. So I hopped on a bota (a motorcycle taxi) and told him where to go.
Usually this isn't a problem...this guy didn't understand me!
He kept trying to drop me at random spots...but we finally made it.
I went to get the key, only to realize, 1. the girls hadn't turned it in, and 2. they don't keep a master (good and bad).
After talking back and forth with Paul, I finally was able to get the key and get the money and head back.
We ordered and ate at The Source. It was amazing as usual!
After lunch we headed back to our rooms to put on village attire. Once dressed we were ready for a day of fun!
We went out to Kagoma Gate and were met by the children. I love seeing those sweet faces!
I soon had a small child in my arms.
The team began to deworm them. They gave them each 4 tablets of de worming medicine, and a chewable vitamin to help mask the horrible taste of the medicine, and gave them a mark on their cheek with a sharpie so they wouldn't return for more of the horrible tasting meds..yes yes they will, it actually happens.
Once this was over we began to play. Some were blowing bubbles, some were painting nails, and some were passing out crayons & coloring book paper. There was also a game of futbol (soccer) going on.
John had gotten futbol nets to donate, and those were met with a riotous noise of joy!! The men promptly got on the poles to attach them!
We played and played!
We set up a small clinic for those who had wounds. We found a few jiggers and some bad gashes in the children's legs.
The Welcome Home team came out about an hour after we arrived. Welcome HOme is a local orphanage in Jinja, they have a team that goes out to evangelize to the surrounding villages.
Today they had a movie planned for the children. They come out with a bang tho! As soon as they arrive the children and elders know they are in for a good time!
They begin to sing and dance and praise the Lord with the village.
It is an incredible thing to not only witness but to participate in.
We joined in the celebration for about an hour. But then it was time to start wrapping it up. Being out there in the heat of the day takes it out of you pretty fast.
As we left the children gathered around the van wishing us well, shaking our hands etc.
We went back to the Segners for a delicious dinner of homemade spagetti! Kari has perfected her technique and it was so good! We all enjoyed a little taste of home.
After dinner the Segner kiddos were needing to settle down, so Jason took us all back in two groups.
We met in the guys room to do our team devo. Tonight we discussed idols. WE discussed how easy it is for something to become an idol in our life. It does not necessarily need to be a golden calf. WE discussed different idols in our life, our work, children, spouse, social media, tv etc. Anything that is taking presedence over our relationship with God is an idol and we should take that seriously.
It was a great discussion!
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| This is Marshall, he followed along to capture what we were doing, look his website up at www.mixedmarshallarts.net |
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| working on removing jiggers |
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| Everett washing feet |
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| Jess trying sugar cane! |
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| Cody Cody was his nickname from the kids! it means "knock" like you would come up to a house and say "hello! anybod there?" here you would say "cody cody!" |
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| The kids all gathered around to hear Jess and her beautiful voice |
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| Nets! yay! |
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| Pierce being Pierce! lol! love that kid! |
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