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hey guys sorry i havent been able to write! its crazy here!
today im going to Masese ( a village near by, one of the poorest areas around Jinja, were we live) to feed about 400 orphans with Josh and Ian (we do this every friday)(and holy cow, talk about feeding Jesus when he was hungry, this is what ive always dreamed of, is feeding hungry children, and im actually getting a chance to do it, its crazy) Yesterday was amazing. We walked to Danita, where the Suubi women live and I met some of the women. I wasnt really sure what to expect but for some reason I was surprized that most of the women I met, were working on suubi beads as I approached thier homes (wich are little more than four concrete walls and a sheet for a door, although, one of them had a canadian flag for a door wich i thought was interesting). The women really do work really hard on these necklaces and theyre always looking for ways to better them, or coming up with new designs. I met Agnes, who speaks almost fluent English, shes the one who brought me around to meet some of the other suubi women. She has four sons and a daughter. OH! The kids here are crazy.
Mzungu How are you?
thats pretty much what i hear everywhere I go.
The kids are adorable, i cant even stand it!
OH!
BETTY!
Betty is our house keeper, shes such a babe! Americas next top model has nothing on this woman, shes 23, and about three years ago she was living in the north and her village was attacked, she thought everyone in her family died so (we think) she walked all the way down here to Jinja to look for work. She has a son whos name is either Davey David or Kimby, not sure, they all call him all three. Ill have pictures up soon I promice.
I havent taken my shots yet, I get them on monday.
The food here is good, Betty made us this crazy beef penut sauce with sweet potatoes ( not yams, regular potatoes but sweet...they call regular potatoes irish potatoes) and poshu, wich im still not really sure what its made of. Ive been munching on penut butter bannana sandwiches, beans, and rice. tonight i might cook the fish me and John got at the market yesterday.
I really got to connect with the rest of the volunteers in the house, and im so excited to be spending the next few months with Julie (shes even more beautiful a person than i thought she would be!) John (coolest red head with a rat tail in town) Ian (redeamed the name Ian for me) and Josh (hater of bananda and penut butter mixtures BUT will settle for bannana and chocolate), and Megan (she doesnt live with us but shes around)
God has been speaking so quietly while ive been here.
ive mostly been humbled so far.
the people here really do live on nothing, and somehow they make it work.
they keep smiling.
the people are so beautiful, ive seen Gods creativity like crazy.
I dont have much time and i know this is real short and everything but were on a bit pf a schedule.

Mom- i misunderstood when dave said i should bring like 300 - 400 dollars, julie said i should have more sent, so if you could send the rest of the money to dave to put into julies account or into the light gives heat account, that would be great, and if anyone would like to support me, i still need funds.

Psalms 9: 18
But the needy will not always be forgotten
nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.


i love you guys!