Whirlwind

Uganda was truly a whirlwind trip. 30+ hours of travel to get there, on the ground less than 48 hours, and then 30+ hours of travel back. I really wish I could have spent more time there. Hopefully I will have an opportunity to go back. Uganda is beautiful. I got to see Lake Victoria when we drove from Entebbe to Kampala. I loved just people watching as we drove or walked around. The general atmosphere is so much more laid back and I love it. It helps me to remember to slow down here in the US. I was there for about 24 hours before I actually met the little guy and his mom. This particular 3 year old is anything but shy. He just ran up to me and sat in my lap. He sang me his ABC's and proceeded to just run around showing off his dancing skills. It was awesome :). We packed everybody up and headed to the airport. After some difficulties with paperwork, we made our first flight by about 10 minutes. God was definitely at work opening doors for us. We had about 9 hours in the Amsterdam airport and I ran the little guy up and down hallways and played all sorts of games. I wanted to make sure he was all worn out for the next long flight. It worked. He slept the whole 9 hour flight. He was such a trooper. That is a lot of travel for anybody, but when you're 3 sitting still is not your greatest attribute. We made it to our final destination safely, and even a few minutes early. He has already had his surgery and is recovering. I will get to see him in a couple of weeks when I go back to SA for Thanksgiving. I am really excited. People don't usually get to see the kids after they transport them for surgery.

During the short time I was in Uganda, I had the opportunity to meet a mom who impacted me greatly. I felt so privileged to even spend time around her. It's hard to explain, but it was a situation where I walked away thinking that I would never be the same but I'm not really sure why. I just know that God did something and I don't get to see or understand it right now.

So now I'm back and it's time to start work. I go to night shift starting tonight. I am actually really excited. I am working at the same hospital I did last year so it will be great to go back and work with them again. I love the people there and am looking forward to catching up and getting back in the swing of things.

Here's the link to the pics!