Family and Friends,
I am going to Africa for a month and figured a blog would be a fun way you can keep up with me while I am there. Enjoy!

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

1. I started working the early shift this week so I work from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm and it is EXHAUSTING. The little baby's are keeping me busy and their drool and snot have given me a cold so I am temporarily trying to recover from that. I officially have a favorite. His name is Harrison and I plan on sticking him in my suitcase when I come home. I have been spoiling him like crazy and now when anyone puts him down he whimpers. Opps. This is him....






2. Tomorrow we are taking a two hour drive for a quick 10 second snapshot of ourselves along the equator. Who says you can't be in two places at once??? And on Saturday, I have the day off so we are going to go to Jinja where the Nile river is to do some touristy things there.

3. We have decided to start saving some money so the past few nights we tried to cook in our guest house (not really allowed but we did anyways) so we went to the grocery store and bought all of our supplies and brought it home thinking we were going to have a luxurious meal. Little did we know..... we had to pour boiling water over every dish we used to sterilize it, there was a giant cockroach in the utilities drawer and the house chicken, Johnny, pooped all over the stove top. It is safe to say we wont be cooking anymore.


4. Sunday was my first day at church here. Watoto has built several church's and the one we went to is the biggest one in Kampala. It is English speaking and has four different services. It was one of the most incredible things I have ever been to. I was expecting quite a bit of energy but there is no way I can compare this to anything I have ever seen. You could see the passion in their worship. I will make sure and take a picture of it next week so you can see what I mean. I want to pick up the church and move it home.

5. For your viewing pleasure....




3 comments:

  1. I'm in loooooove. Please bring one home to us! Or 8. . .
    Love you Al Pal, praying for your time to be blessed and fulfilled.
    Xoxo

    Tal

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  2. Hey Ali,

    Reading about your experiences, your thoughts and your emotions each day brings tears to my eyes. You not only write beautifully, but I feel like I am experiencing the babies, the sights, the sounds and your thoughts myself...and I'm sure everyone who is following you feels the same way.

    Following your blog reminds me of my travels through southern Mexico and Central America more than 30 years ago...when I too immersed myself in the culture and realized that although the inhabitants of the small villages I went to had less than I carried in my duffle bag, they were Happy and Content knowing they had everything that they needed...a constant reminder to me now of what is truly important in life!

    I think of you every day...and I think of you often...Love, Peter

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  3. Ali, I love that you have a "house chicken" named Johnny. That's hysterical!!
    Your pictures are wonderful. We can "feel" your joy and your compassion for those precious babies. And the music playing while we read your words really adds to the experience. May God continue to bless your mission. You are blessing us by sharing it with us. Love, Nancy

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