I am here and then I will be gone again!

Right now I am sitting in the AIM guest house in Kampala, Uganda and by tomorrow at 9am I will be in Torit, Sudan. My suitcases are officially packed and ready to go. I am only allowed 15kilos on my 5 seater plane tomorrow so I chose what two outfits I will be bringing and which one I will be wearing. I also chose my tennis shoes and pair of sandals. Then I chose what 5 kilos I could give to one of the local missionaries to take to Sudan when she comes on Thursday. Then I chose what items would go in my "urgent" suitcases and what items would go in my "not-so urgent" suitcase. My two suitcases will hopefully come with Tara on the 19th, but if not at least I will get one. I am really living life now, guys! So I am leave for the airport at 6:30am, yeah!

Ok, so I have been in Kampala since Friday morning at 7:25 am(12:25am your time) and it has been a whirlwind of information. I love Uganda; it is so beautiful. I have lots of experiences since Friday. Yesterday I went to a very lively church and I took me an 1hr 1/2 to get there. We took a bodaboda (motor bike with a driver), and two taxis(14seater vans where people climb in). We then had the opportunity to see the flat that the two Canadian girls(other short termers) will be staying for the year. We had some American food at a restaurant for lunch and it was raining too hard(Ugandan's do not go out in the rain) so our short-term coordinator ordered us a private hire(basically a taxi in the states) because we had to get back to our house right away. It was a very busy day. Today I basically figured out what to pack in which bag and I went shopping for a tea kettle. I also did some last minute stuff in the office and hung out with some of the staff.

I am so happy I am here and am constantly being reminded of Proverbs 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God..." Some things have already changed since I have been here and new information is coming all of the time. I know that when I enter into Sudan I will be overstimulated when I see the people I will be living life with for the next year. I am so excited to see what God has in store for me, although, the last few days has been emotionally up and down. I am so thankful that I am here, though!

Thank you for your prayers and thoughts! I love you all! Please continue to pray for focus for me and as I enter Sudan tomorrow and learn about a new culture and a new language. I will talk to you all soon, but I will be without a computer until the 4th and possibly until the 8th.

"Be still and know that I am God" Proverbs 46:10