Our van finally bit the dust. I can’t say though that I blame him, he’s been “ol’ faithful†and finally said “enough’s enough.†Well now there’s a great opportunity for the Lord to supply a new one. This breakdown did happen to fall though right on time for a trip Vas and I and our [...]
Joni writes:
We painted more walls at the hospital today. Arrived at 3:30 pm. The volunteers I called up to help this time (it was their first time) were so enthused about the project that we didn’t leave the hospital till 9pm! Had a blast. It was really fun. One of my friends said half-jokingly, “You know, [...]
Today I had the surprise of my life…I called a friend to find out what’s up, and he goes, “Nyx, You’re leaving Uganda??? I read about it in the newspapers!â€
Hmmm…that’s what I get for having friends in the media. I sent an email to a group of people, stating my future leave (as a [...]
It’s the one day of the year when all of Kampala comes out to party. Besides being the biggest joke of all, cuz everyone knows goats don’t really race. But this is Uganda.
The annual Goat Races are supposed to imitate horse races, where everyone shows up in their “My Fair Lady†best, coming to bet [...]
Joni writes: Today I got my little girls’ (Tiffany and Andrea) school a bit more organized. Yes! I really accomplished something today. I’m happy. They’re growing up so fast, I feel like I’m not even realizing it, but I’ve gotta keep reminding myself how much I can pour into them. It seems like I only [...]
I didn’t think I would ever die of thirst in Africa…but today I really feel as if it could happen.
Ok so I’m being a little extreme. But we haven’t had drinking water in our house for two days now and I’m so dehydrated. The poor kids today, we were supposed to be rehearsing a [...]
I’ve had the privilege of helping out teach the weekly Bible classes at a pub downtown where we have a group of about 12 people come every Wednesday. I didn’t know it could be so much fun, and I’ve been a bit out of practice with this kind of outreach. When Brian, who usually teaches [...]
Poetry night at the Gallery café. My favorite! My friend, who owns the café, is celebrating the success of their two years in the city with a whole week of activities geared to artists and writers—totally my thing!
I was invited last night to the artists’ night. It was just a chilled evening, with drinks, music, [...]
Joni writes: Something very cool that I wanted to tell you about is that we’ve all been going to the best gym in town…for FREE! It all started with a “lusting†after this awesome looking gym that we pass by frequently, and Vas had the idea that we could provision the use of it for [...]
