Today I want to share with you the ABC's, or the highlights of my weekend!
A. Answered prayers! I woke up Saturday morning to an email from a dear friend of mine wanting to sponsor a child! This child had been wanting a sponsor so badly, and we had just been talking about her, so it was such a surprise and a blessing to wake up to that email! Praise the Lord! Another child is sponsored!
B. Bweyale. Saturday Mike, Janelle, Donna, and I went to Bweyale for the day. It was a fun day filled with shopping at the market, a headpan of pork, great conversation, and crazy muzungus running around the market in the pouring down rain! Great memories and a great experience!
C. Cobras. Saturday night at dinner, Mike had his feet on Pepper the dog, and was joking about how this was just an invitation to have something run up your leg. The next time he looked down, there was a cobra at his feet! I got up and ran, but was amazed to watch him as he calmly stood up, and crushed the snakes head with his chair, killing it! It was amazing! Luckily for us, the it was cold out, and the cobra had just eaten a lizard, so the combo made the snake lethargic. PTL!
It was a fun weekend! I also got to be a part of the P7 graduation and send them a greeting as a sponsor from the US, reminding them that a whole bunch of people around the world send their love and are praying for them!
Our internet is down, so I am using the office computer, which means that I can't add pictures, but I will add them when I get home!
Also, if you are interested, I will be speaking at Hillsboro Presbyterian Church on Sunday, December 1. The service begins at 10:00am. I will be sharing about my experience. Hope to see you there!
Hi Carly! I'm soooooo inspired by all your stories! My heart is so full of joy and sadness for you. We miss you here, but you clearly have made a huge difference there with those obviously amazing kids!!!! I have wanted to do mission trip to Africa for a very long time. Now Lorenzo is old enough to join me.
ReplyDeleteOn that note and kind of cute/funny, update on him: I had to take him to the ER last Thurs/Friday in the middle of the night for his foot (was in serious pain, he called me fr his room). We don't know exactly what happened, but he was on crutches until today when we saw an Ortho Surgeon. He hasn't really been in pain since that Friday. However, (this is the funny part for you) in true Lorenzo fashion he tells people he has a "hole" in his foot. It's actually a cyst in the bone. Something he was probably born with and has grown with him. He'll have an MRI soon to find out more details, but we just believe he pulled a tendon just getting out of my bed. Anyway, just thought I'd share something to make you smile. Imagining my kid blowing things up dramatically. I laughed when I heard him tell a friend. He misses you too btw.
I really can't wait to hear more of your experiences and tell the kids I say "Hi" They are so precious and awesome! I'm envious. They are loved and prayed for from afar.
Hugs and love, Alicia
PS: OMG....the Cobra gave me the chills and I was already chilled sitting in Sbux. Me and snakes....no bueno
Ooops thought I should clarify the "sadness" part. Just saying I know you'll be sad when you leave. Clearly it goes both ways, they'll miss you mucho too. :-)
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