Hello from Uganda!!!

While I would love to hear from everyone this is only the 2nd time I have been able to access the Internet so I apologize I haven't been emailing back. Thank you thank you for your well wishes.  I won't be emailing until I get back, they charge by the minute here!

We are still battling with the court system but consistently making progress. At this point there is no answer to when I will be back yet but we're hopefully not more than another month.

Africa is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. The sunsets here are something I cannot describe.

The most beautiful is our daughter Abigail. What an amazing little girl. She has made an instant bond with me and I'm so excited for her to meet Jason when he arrives tonight. She loves snuggles, tickling and kisses and everything you could imagine in a little girl. Although she is learning English we haven't understood each other since being here yet somehow we've made it work. :) She's more than I could have imagined.

Nobody in the southern part of Uganda speaks her native language yet she doesn't seem frustrated by that. She's just such a good girl. And LOTS of energy.

I did find out that she's actually 4 and not 5 so we had a little change with that. She talks about America all the time and she points to the sky as she's expecting to fly there. She talks mostly about Nolan. I'm not sure what she's saying but I hear his name in her sentences.

I've been able to spend time with 2 other Americans here and fellowship with them They have been a great source of comfort to me. The Africans who own my guest house have taken me in like their own daughter and they won't stop feeding me! The food here is amazing. I am very blessed to have them to keep my company while I've been away from Jason and Nolan.

Culturally it is a very sad place. I see poverty everywhere I go, somethings you just want to look away, it's heartbreaking knowing people on this earth live like that everyday. I can't even begin to describe the emotions that come with that feeling. It's too difficult to talk about but someday I will share everything. These people are trying everyday just to survive. They can't even consider their emotional status because they aren't even sure where they'll get their next meal. I feel very sad for the animals here, they don't take in dogs as pets and they are left to die on the streets. However, Going to a church in mid Africa is AWESOME. Those people know how to dance!

I am SO anxious to come home, mostly to see my son. It's too painful to think about, I just miss that little guy so much. I've also VERY anxious for Jason to arrive tonight. We'll be going on a safari sometime and getting to see all the sites of Uganda. Mostly I'm just anxious for him to be here to experience this all with me. He's my best friend and I miss my other half so badly. Life's just not complete here without him. Only 8 hours!!!

I thank you all SO SO much for the prayers. We needs lots of them! Please pray that our judge will here our case swiftly and quickly! We need the Holy Spirit to work through her to bring our Abby home!

Here's what I have learned in Uganda

Internet is really not that important
Internet is definitely not fast
Electricity is a blessing when you have it
The organic food here is the best!
The weather feels like I'm cooking in small oven
The rain here is the most beautiful rain I've even seen
The sunsets......oh my, indescribable
Hand washing my clothes is not fun. But it's a way of life here
Everything is cooked over an outdoor charcoal pot
Family is most important here
Community is 2nd important
I've learned to be humbled
Poverty is not a "situation" it's a way of life here
Getting a tan here is next to impossible. Instant burn
Pothole means large pit that if you get your car stuck in it will never come out
Traffic jams means 2+ hours
Traffic signs are not necessary here, they just drive where they want.
The hills here are so beautiful
You sweat every minute of every day. Constantly.
People are Unbelievably grateful and nice.
Hot showers are only available when there is electricity
Everyone, I mean EVERYONE here has a cell phone.
I need to donate more and keep less, a lot less.
Corruption is everywhere
When you drive on the highway there are more people walking and riding bikes than in cars.
Children will walk up to 10 miles one way to get to school.
I will never again complain about what I don't have, for when I am in need it is far more than they have here.
You can eat grasshoppers, snakes and monkeys here. No thank you.
I learned how valuable my family is and how very much I miss them
I learned how naive and sheltered I have been living not knowing the needs of the world.
I learned how powerful and mighty God is and he will be steadfast in his love and deliverance of eternal life.
I will never be the same and I will definately be back.

Ahhhhhh, I really would like a McDonald's cheeseburger right now.

I miss you and love you all and I can't wait to be home to share this experience with everyone! I am truely a changed person and I am eager to see how God will use this experience in me when I come home.

God Bless.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’





—Deuteronomy 15:11