Another little girl who followed me around all day yesterday. :)

Aunt Jennifer and Jane! Jane loves to have her picture taken! :)

Yesterday we went to feed the Karamajongs again. I dont know how to describe the way it makes me feel. It breaks my heart so much!! I think that there are many people who dont know what it is like to see this going on and they cant really understand it until they see it first hand. I have always had something in me that knew this was going on in the world but it was almost like i didnt want to fully wrap my mind around it because it is so heart breaking. Seeing this first hand forced me to go there. I think God is really working at my heart. He sent me here to teach me that it is good let your heart and mind go there because for these people they have to live it everyday. Part of me wishes that I didnt have all the things that I have in America because i find myself getting comfortable. I dont think that God has called us to be comfortable! He has called us to live a life for HIM! By being comfortable at home i am not living my life for Him, i am living for my own selfishness. But more on that later. Today we are taking the girls swimming! They are sooo excited about it!

Pictures from yesterday

this is on the way home from the village.

all the karamajongs

my new best friend! so sweet!

Karamajong Day

Today was so exhausting both physically and emotionally! We went to feed the Karamajongs. Katie, Aunt Jennifer, and I went down into the village to round up all of the kids. They all know Katie so when they saw her they came running and followed us around the village until we got all of the kids. They are all so precious! All they wanted was to hold our hands and eat the food we prepared for them. I think the biggest thing that I got out of today was how much I take advantage of things and how I am so spoiled it almost disgusts me. This meal was probably the only meal that these kids will get for days. It’s sad to think about how in America even the poorest of poor eat everyday usually more than once. These kids would come back for 3 or 4 plates and they are all so tiny! I can hardly eat one plate. I fell in love with one little girl! She is so sweet and just wanted to be loved on. She followed me everywhere I went (when I wasn’t holding her, which most of the time I was). She is the cutest thing!


i couldnt get the pictures to load so hopefully they will be up tomorrow!

thought yall might like to see a picture... i will post more tomorrow when i have more time but my computer is going to die and it wont charge right now so tomorrow after we feed the karamajongs (not sure how to spell it) i will update yall.

Uganda

hey everyone! i got to uganda last night around midnight. we were greated by 5 huge hugs and smiles by the 5 oldest girls. i love it here! its not really what i was expecting but i love it! although the food might take awhile to get used to. :) today all of the kids came over to auntie katies house for playtime worship bible study and food. the worship was amazing! having all those kids come over is a lot of work! but it was good work. after all of the kids left we went into town with katie and got dinner for her family. sorry im kinda scattered but its late and aunt jennifer is cracking me up trying to kill all of the knats in our room. haha

Love

So tonight I was sitting in my bed spending time with the Lord. I asked Him to show me to a place that would interest me or spark something inside of me. He led me to Titus. I have never read Titus before but I started reading at chapter 3. It talks about how we are to be obedient and be ready to do what is good. It goes on and talks about how we used to be foolish and disobedient. But God saved us with His love and kindness that He poured out through Jesus Christ. This got me thinking about how we love because God first loved us. Let me give you a mental picture of this-- the little orphans in Africa (and anywhere else) dont understand what love is. Many of them have come from broken homes where their father left them and the mother had to spend all of her time working and couldnt take care of a child, or both of the parents died from AIDS. These children have never been held or hugged on. They have never been told I love you. They have never been told you are beautiful. They have never been tucked in at night and kissed on the head. They have never cuddled on the couch with their daddy. They have never been able to run to their mom when they get scared and have her hold them and tell them its going to be alright. They dont know love until someone takes them in and hugs on them and kisses them and tells them how much they love them. Until then they are not able to love because they dont know what it means to love. Because of the example set before them they are able to love. This is what I think of reading through Titus. Because of God's example of what love is we are able to love.

On another note-- I LEAVE FOR AFRICA ON THURSDAY!!!!!! I am beyond excited!! I cant wait to see how the Lord uses me. I will follow Him wherever He leads....this week it is Africa and I cannot wait!! Please pray. Thanks!