Well I'm starting week five and it has been very interesting. I love being here with the kids and I love being back in Jinja. I have been promoted to the assistant supervising position for Baby A. Which means that I am helping to remind the workers to change blankets, towels, bath the kids, and whatever else needs to be done at the time.



I am so grateful for the prayers and support. I need it everyday for strength, courage, and continued faith. Please pray for all the volunteers that are here and all the ones that are still coming. Also pray for my attitude that I would focus on the Lord and not on the circumstances that seem to be impossible. I want to be content and do what God wants of me.

Today was a good day. We went to a place where they make blankets, purses, skirts, rugs, from a loom. It was amazing to see how they make these things. And some of the girls are getting things custom made. I loved it and we'll probably go back and get some more things.

I'll write more next week. Bye for now! God bless you all and to all a good night!

Well this last week was exciting and full of different experiences.

Here in Uganda it is tradition to introduce your husband/wife to be to your parents and family. It's called a kwanjula. The whole village shows up for the party and free food. It just so happens that one of the mamas (who has been married for a year and a half) didn't have a kwanjula before the wedding. So last Saturday All the muzungos (white people) from amani were asked to come and celebrate with them. Out to the village we went in a huge bus called a coaster.

We arrived and one of the other volunteers and I wanted to wear a Gomez (a traditional dress) We looked hilarious and of course I have pictures to show. They dressed us and then told us that we would be a part of the "ceremony". We ended up walking out with the "sisters" of Lois to greet the groom and his family. Then we went back in and came out when Lois was introduced. This whole time we were supposed to shuffle our feet and sway our hips. :) It was so funny I think I must have been laughing the whole time. I know that's hard for some of you to picture. ;)

We ate lots of food and listened to lots of Luganda. It was a fun Saturday out.

The rest of the week went well with nothing special to report.

Bye for now :)

It has been two weeks since my arrival in Jinja, Uganda. I love it here, I feel at home and have an amazing peace about being here.


My day starts with breakfast at 7:30 am which consists of toast, eggs, pineapple and coffee. I feel very blessed to have hot showers and breakfast prepared for us as well as our bathrooms and floors cleaned. I am so spoiled this time around. It's really nice though because then we have more time to spend with the kids, and that's why we are here. After breakfast I head to Amani and get started bathing the kids after feeding them breakfast. They have play time, and songs, snack, more play time, lunch, potty, nap. I'm off at five if I have the morning shift. If I'm on the evening schedule i come at three and stay till eight. The kids at night have outside playtime, dinner, potty, bath, bed.

The day ends with me walking back to the volunteer house very exhausted and ready for bed. But first I have to prepare dinner which normally consists of spaghetti noodles and spike ( a spice I brought with me). Not very healthy but at least it's filling. :)

Oh we also have one on one time with the older kids and get to take them to town or read books or play with them. It's so nice to have that one on one time and get to hang out and talk to them. They are so sweet on outings and they love the attention.


Thank you all for your prayers. I can feel them every day. Last weekend I went to visit some friends at the YWAM base outside of Jinja. It was very strange to be there again and see people I haven't seen for three years, but it was fun as well. On the way back to Jinja I took a Boa ta- boa ta (which is a motorcycle the Ugandans use for transport.) And the roads were slippery because It had just rained. As we were driving down the road I am sitting side saddle, because I have a skirt on, and the back tire slips and I went flying off the back of this motorcycle and landed in the mud on my right side. Then the driver slid down the road with the bike on top of him. Amazingly neither of us was hurt seriously. I had a few scratches and bruises and the driver didn't seem to be hurt at all.

We ended up back at the YWAM base and one of my friends let me shower and lent me some of her clothes. I came back to the guess house safe and sound after that.


Then we went to have taco night at one of the staff members homes and played apples to apples.



So all that to say thank you for your prayers. Because of them I had no broken bones and didn't have to go to the hospital.



In Christ,

Rochelle



























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