Milestones

This past week I feel like I have done a lot of small things that are hugely Ugandan to me....

Today I got around the city on my own: walked to the main road, got a boda (motorcycle for rent), got all the way across town on my own, and got back. That may seem like a small thing, but it was huge to me!!

I stayed in the village for 3 days: pumped and carried water from a well to our camp, lived without electricity and running water, and truly experienced village life.

I learned to make Chapati (my favorite Ugandan food) over a charcoal stove...

All of that being said... I feel like I have made leaps and bounds at making my home (for the next 3ish months) in this strange country.

I also got a phone to use here. It may be wasted money, but it just makes me feel better.

I'm loving learning what it's really like to live in this country and not just visit. Being in the village was truly eye opening. I've been to villages before, but never lived there... The conditions that these people live in are staggering. God has a special place in His heart for these people, their total reliance on Him is amazing. I don't how they make it through their day to day life, much less with the joy of the Lord and complete trust in Him. I am learning so much from the people God has placed in my life...

until all have heard,
lauren michelle gross