Day 14

Sorry I have missed a few days, but I though I'd write about my Uganda trip like I had promised before.

I went to Africa during my spring break in March 2012.  I went for a week so it was a total whirlwind of a trip.  My welcome to Africa moment looked something like this, from the window of the plane:

We landed in Entebbe, although this was not even close to our final destination.  We drove a short distance to a hotel on Lake Victoria.  It was absolutely beautiful, and far beyond my expectations.  

The next day, we had a 6 hour drive to Gulu.  It was definitely not a monotonous ride.  We first stopped at an amazing school.  The primary purpose of the school was to lead strong, women leaders.  These girls were amazing and had such high ambitions.  They wanted to be doctors, lawyers, and politicians.  They had a hunger to change the world.  What amazed me most about these girls was how thankful they were for everything they had.  This turned out to be a theme in Uganda. I have never met anyone like the people of Uganda.  They have very little, and yet they are so thankful for everything they have.  They love God and Jesus.  They are always dancing and smiling.  It is amazing to see such happy people who have so little.  It really made me think of the way things are in America.  We are so blessed and have so much.  We need to be happier about what we actually have.

We still had a long way to go after that, but we later stumbled upon some baboons and the Nile River, which was very beautiful and much different than I expected.

After more driving, we finally arrive at St. Monica's, long past our estimated arrival time!  We were greeted by such an amazing site.  The girls there put on a dance for us to welcome us.  They were singing and dancing to show how grateful they were for us to come help!  I can honestly say I was just as happy to come a meet them.

TO BE CONTINUED...