Day 4 & 5

Day 4
This morning we had breakfast and headed back out to the land to work. After a few hours (Sam had forgotten us), we started to head back to the village. We went to the Internet Cafe and then back for a short nap. The rest of our afternoon and evening was spent with 3 final program members and their kids. One of the program members had been having headaches and troubles reading. We had brought along some reading glasses for her and when she put them on and opened her Bible, it was pure joy on her face when she could read the words. Something that we take for granted in reading words can be so hard for someone that doesn't have access to glasses. We got to love on some more kids today. They are all very polite and experts when it comes to helping around the home. Often you will see a 4 or 5 year old taking care of a baby under the age of 1. Or they are heading to fill up water, helping to cook their dinner, or cleaning up the porch for us to sit. It's a team effort here for each family and everyone pitches in as needed.

Day 5
Today is the first day I got over culture shock. Yes I have been wanting to go on this trip for a while and yes, I knew what I was getting myself into. But when you actually experience a different lifestyle, it takes a bit to adjust. It is so different from how I have been living my life the past 2 1/2 years, where I was attached to my phone and constantly worried about work emails. I don't have access to technology and there is no current news here (aka I have no idea what is going on in the Olympics). Sadly, it took a few days to be ok with not being able to connect to someone whenever I wanted. The pace of everyday life here is so laid back. There isn't technology to guide and set your day, so you go about doing what you need, when you need. It is a completely different way of life from what I have experienced.

This morning we headed to church, which by the time we got there, lasted about another 2 hours. One of our program members was sitting next to me and helped to translate some of the sermon. There was also a hymnal where we got to follow along singing in English while they were singing in Luganda. After church, we hung around for a while and gave lots of hugs and high-fives to the kids. Afterwards, we walked to a cafe to get a cold drink. That's when it really hit me that I was finally accustomed to this life of doing whatever we needed whenever we needed to. Seriously, so sad it took me over 4 days to get over my technology driven, squeeze as much out as you can, regimented schedule. Since we had time, we decided to do laundry before we head to Kenya. I have so much respect for them as they handwash everything. My mother would be proud, but definitely something I much more appreciate being able to throw into a machine to do the work. Since this was our last night in Kiboga, our local guy (Sam) and his friends (Solomon and Tim) took us on a hike up one if the hills nearby. It was perfect timing to watch the sunset and it was amazing to overlook the town and the rest of the hills nearby. God's beauty is amazing and looking out over it and taking in a breath of clean air was too special to put into words. He is good! We ended our evening with dinner (I now crave the rice and beans I know is coming!) and a card game played with a deck of cards, similar to Uno. It was a great day living a true Kiboga lifestyle.