Final Friday

Yes, Ozarkers - That title is just for YOU!

Well, I am officially done with all the scheduled ministry that I have here. This morning we went to a well and cleaned it out. That consisted of getting lots and lots of mud out of a stream and hacking away at the grass that was clogging the flow of water. This "well" was more like a stream. There is a pipe where there is a constant flow of water. Whatever water is not used just turns into a stream. It's kind of hard to explain, but I do have pictures that I can upload when I get back to the states. We finished much faster than expected, so we went and did the ministry aspect of the day right after. We went to a few houses and just talked to some families. We asked them about their lives, and they asked us questions about America. They were so shocked at some things like the price of sugar and how organized our neighborhoods are. If only they could just see it .. Since we finished so early, we were the only group that didn't go back out to the sites, so this afternoon I got snacks for our trip to Jinja tomorrow and just relaxed. Me and some friends sat on one of the straw African mats and just talked about life. I'm going to miss that so much.

Tonight I got to see my friend Lilian from Invisible Children. She came to the house, and it was sooo good to see her. I didn't think I was going to be able to see her again, so it was such a treat! I also had to tell Lizzy bye. I was always in her group for some reason, and so we got so close. There were some mornings that I was just so tired and not excited to be up and moving around the house with 30 other people, and then Liz would walk in and give me a hug and show me that smile that is constantly on her face, and I would have a snap back to reality. She is so very special to me!

We get to go to Jinja tomorrow! yayyy! I've already seen the Nile, but now I get to see the start of the Nile! Some people are going bungee jumping. Don't worry, Mom, I'm not doing that. I think if I did anything like that, I would go skydiving. Bungee jumping just doesn't sound appealing to me. It's going to be last real day in Uganda .. maybe forever, but hopefully not. It's so weird to think that I have to tell everyone bye tomorrow since my flight leaves so early. It just doesn't feel real. I hate when people see me crying, but Saturday night I'm going to be a hot mess. It's going to be rough.

Well, my eyes are legitimately closing on me right now, so I'm going to end this for now. Pray for safe travels tomorrow and for the safety of the city.



Fun Facts:
-Ugandans throw buckets of water on people when it is their birthday.
- The FBI is here investigating the bombings.

PRAISE THE LORD!
-Auntie Brooke