June 23rd, 2011

June 23rd, 2011


When you pray....do you hold your hands together? Do you close your eyes? Does your mouth move? Does your mind move? Is it Amen after? During? Even before? Do you kneel? Head bowed? Do you ask for forgiveness? Praying for others? For your family? For yourself?

Does He hear you?

I pray He does...

Today was another day of putting up barb wire. It rained a ton in the middle of our efforts so we took a long break. Turns out it is actually the wet season here now. The dry season gets way hotter, which I’m not sure if I wanna experience. It was nice getting to hang out with everyone because I haven’t been able to chill with the kids that much the past couple days. I introduced some of them to Sri Rrotcha today and they were all about it. Glad I could spice up their posho and beans for them. I’m sure it gets old if you eat it everyday, for every meal, pretty much guaranteed. I have learned though, if you are hungry, it still tastes all right. Always being hungry has certainly taken some getting used to. Especially for me....I love food.

The barb wire project is turning out to be pretty extensive. Three rows surrounding the entire perimeter of Musana will be a lengthy project. I doubt we will even finish it before we leave. I’m sure Bryan will get to when he returns, if it’s not done already. I know we will be able to get a large chuck of it knocked out. I am really glad we get to work on this because I feel it is pretty important to keep all these wonderful children safe. There is a saying here in Uganda that many white people have to live by....”Love many, trust one.” We all love the people of Uganda, but we certainly want to keep ourselves, and definitely the children, safe from anything dangerous. I hope I can make the children feel safe in their home. They definitely deserve some peace in their lives because all of them have already been through so much. I can still hardly bare the thought of leaving these kids. It will certainly be the hardest task I will face while here.