Thursday, October 17, 2013

We Live in a Country where......

Our Happy 10th Anniversary Amani Baby Cottage picture. We had a grand day celebrating God's faithfulness! Our family is blessed to be in Jinja Uganda and would like to share a line or two about life here. We would love it if you would come experience opportunities with us....you are most welcome to visit, just make sure you bring yellow corn tortillas and root beer :)


WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY……
……where “I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder”.
……where we hear monkeys chattering and climbing on our roof and in our trees.
……where we are FAR from most family and friends, but we have been blessed by family and friends that are here.
……where power outages are expected.
……that is tropical.
......where getting to work in a thunderstorm is nearly impossible due to mud and bad roads.
……where making coffee by boiling water on the cooker is not an inconvenience.
……where the windows are open until the wind blows in rain.
……where we can love on children and babies anytime during the night and day.
……where cereal can cost $7 a box.
……where berries and grapes are rare and costly.
……where pancake syrup and other items we are used to having, may not be on the shelf.
……where internet is our communication to our family and friends not with us.
……where they are two seasons, rainy and dry.
……where we get the opportunity to see parents with their adopted child, walk through pain and grief with them while waiting on court, passport, etc. and then rejoice in the “going home”.
……where men guard our yard, house and gate both day and night.
……where we are blessed to have someone do most of the laundry, cleaning, and cooking so that we can be with the children and their families.
……where we can worship, rejoice, pray, speak the Word of God, and display any Christianity principles without condemnation or recourse.
……where our children can learn about their heritage and be taught the heritage of the Lord.
......where laughter, dancing and singing proclaim that God is good!
……where we have been blessed to come and live.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT MAKE THIS POSSIBLE, IN THE COUNTRY WHERE WE LIVE!!





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