Yesterday we had a munu bbq at the Foresters (American missionary friends). We even invited the Canadians. Haha :). Since fireworks are taboo here, to celebrate our indepenence, we had to get creative. So we got the little glowy bracelets and people took turns entertaining with light shows to the beat of an African drum. It was hilarious, especially when I thought about what we were actually doing.
Lately the Lord's been doing something in me that i haven't expected. I've had a lot of pride in my heart, and He's chosen this trip to deal with it. Any problem you have will be magnified when you're doing ministry. I have to learn not to say anything when I think Im right. Maybe someday I will realize i'm not always right. Please pray we can get through this and the Lord will simultaneously send some verbal affirmation into my life.
At Saturday club yesterday we taught 250 children about Jesus' kindness and goodness by feeding the multitudes then fed every one of them. Several gave their lives to Christ. It was really special for me to get to hear the young ones crying out to Jesus on their own (we did not get them to repeat a prayer after us).
Lastly, some funny things in Acholi culture that have caused some laughs:
1. Time is measured in 12 hour increments, starting at 7 am. So both 7 am and pm are called Acel, or one in Acholi.
2. They differentiate body parts much differently than we do. It took me several days to figure out why they used the same word for leg and foot and toes. Hahaha.
3. Many Ugandans sincerely believe that the American government only allows its citizens to have 2 children. People here have around 7 children usually.
K time's up. :)
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