Kool Aid

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

I have been craving kool-aid all day. What is that all about? How about chocolate? Ya, not so much. Speaking of which…I still have not received my box from my mommy. Sad :(

Today, I woke up and my house smelled funny. I first thought that the sewage backed up or something. Went to the bathroom…thought it might be the wall wipe down rag so I rinsed it and hung it to dry. But no…..something still smelled. So I traveled to the two bedrooms…I thought that my friend Mr. Toad might have croaked in the extra bedroom or made a stinky. Looked for him, but he really did leave. Then I went to the other bedroom….and it seemed like it was coming from there…looked around and….saw a dead mouse in the mouse trap Sarah left. GROSS! I swept him and put him outside. Boy was he stinky. Odie didn’t even want to be near him!!

So I made Christmas cards for the sponsors using pictures of the sponsorship kids on walmart.com. I got them all done but it took me forever and a half to get it done. Started a week ago and with internet being poopy really didn’t get a good go on it. Woke up at 6:30 this morning to get it done….at 10:45 finally. PHEW!

Headed out to camp but before that we stopped to do some errands; one being picking up medicine for Mama Gloria. Took us all day to find her but she got them. Pray for her health.

Today I taught on celebrating that God’s promises come true. Took the perspective of the shepherds being told of Jesus’ birth and how they went to see him and worship him. I hope and pray the kids get it and get excited. Sometimes people get bored with the birth message….tried to do a little differently. Pato always does a great job interpreting and putting some twists to it…it is cool.
We then went into town and spent time with families. Went to the market and got some tomatoes and eggplant. Made some delicious boo (“bowl”) tonight. Yum!!

I think the best part of the day today wasn’t necessarily the kids…well, the kids MAKE me have good days, but the best part was when we went to our tree to pray this morning. I shared a bit of Isaiah 6 and Simon shared some from Jeremiah 31, Psalms 46and Zephaniah 3. He really encouraged us after a rough day yesterday afternoon with our mud incident and then some of us, me especially included, not feeling well. It was good to pray together and just get grounded.

Today, I felt like my friend Coz was in my head telling me I was too bossy and anal retentive in the ways I wanted to respond. See, my mouth always gets ahead of me and
I am a very go, go, go person. I want it done in my time and way. Being here and knowing full well I am in a TOTALLY different culture I have had to reprogram myself to see things as a Ugandan…not as an American. I have also realized that everything I say will be interpreted how I respect and honor that person and it will be taken to heart if I do it the wrong way. See, in the states, I can say things, tick people off and they will forgive me cuz everyone is quite brash. But here, no. It is ALL about the relationship. I have not yet had to learn the hard way, but I tell you, I have come close!! I am so glad that I have a little Coz in my head telling me when I am out of control in my thinking so I don’t do anything in my actions.

Pray for my sleep and health. Both are kinda going hand in hand lately…not sure what is going on. But just pray. Nothing serious…maybe I just need a few days of rest. Ha.