Heyyy!
Today, we decided to check out a different church called "Acacia Community Church" with a bunch of the other volunteers. This church was a little further away, so we took bodas to get there, and it was kind of scary because I had no idea if my driver was taking me to the right place, and we lost the rest of the group for awhile. We brought kids with us too, and I brought little N who was very well behaved throughout the service :) I really enjoyed this church - It's outdoor, on the Pastor's lawn, and they don't have any instruments for worship but they have big speakers that they play music from and we sing along. We sat under an avocado tree and the Pastor warned us jokingly at the beginning of the sermon to try and not get hit by one!
Weird coincidence/story - I was talking to a lady that was at church this morning and later she came by to Amani. She told me she is trying to adopt two girls from Uganda but because she is Canadian, she has to live in Uganda for three years. I asked her where in Canada she's from and she said Ottawa, Ontario! And I said "No way! Me too!" It turns out, she is from ORLEANS (lives in Chapel Hill), went to GLOUCESTER HIGH (same as me!) and graduated the year before I started grade 9!! What a small world!
Then, this afternoon, we took a boat tour to the "Source of the Nile". It cost 70,000 shillings to rent the boat (after we bartered) but it was only 5,000 each because there were 14 of us, so that's only 2.50 each! :) It was raining a bit when we started the tour so the "Captain" got us a "tented boat" :P It was covered with something more like a tarp with holes in it, but after all, this is Africa! The guide pointed out each different type of bird that we saw on our way and always made sure to get the Captain to turn the boat around if we missed seeing something. Although usually by the time we turned around, the bird was gone. :P The Source of the Nile itself isn't tooooo impressive, but it was fun to take the boat out there! One of the girls said "This is the same Nile that Moses drifted down in a basket!" Prettty cool! :D
Much love!
Alyssa
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hey girls!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS! I love reading all of your stories and just imagining all that you're thinking and doing and changing and growing! I can't believe how fast time's flying by though, it seems like it was just yesterday I was saying goodbye. You girls bright up my life and I love you both deeply! Shine on girls!
I loved this blog entry...that's neat about being in the same river as Moses! And the church on the lawn....what a coincidence too about the lady from Orleans! Very strange...see you in 2 weeks; you must feel it is going very quickly. You brighten up my life!
ReplyDeleteHey Alyssa,
ReplyDeleteThat is such a strange coincidence. Did it make you feel closer to home? I found things like that did. And very cool a church on the lawn. So, glad you are enjoying Africa. :oD
same nile as MOSES! that's sooooo sweet :D
ReplyDeleteI know.. he was just a man.. but still, pretty cool indeed.
sorry lyss that I haven't emailed or conversed much, do you check emails? can I send you one? (or a couple :D)
Benny