February 2 for most American's is known as Ground Hogs day, it also happens to be my birthday. I had the opportunity of celebrating my 26th birthday in Sudan. How awesome is that? AWESOME!!! My thoughts exactly! It was a normal day, when I first woke up, than I opened my door to go get breakfast and was greeted with a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!DANIELL" and a present! I then was greeted by song from all of the teachers at school. The teachers even gave me a cake and coffee party. One of my students made the cake. It was great! I got presents and a balloon! Leslie and I enjoyed sunflower seeds and peanut M&Ms, wonderful yumminess I tell you! Thanks to Judy Moler for providing these amazing yummies. I even got enough internet connection to call my Aunt Margaret, with whom a share a birthday with. We only got 30 sec of connection but it was amazing. I was able to talk to my mom for a minute and half on skype as well. Yeah! The next day we even had rain! I'm sure it wasn't for my birthday, but I'm continue to think that it was for my special day! It actually RAINED, I know right, crazy! You see it is currently dry season and the hottest part of dry season. Leading up to the day of rain(Wednesday) I was jumping in the shower in my pjs and my top bed sheet and getting soaked, going to bed like that and than waking up half way through the night and doing it all over again. I have done that since the day of rain. The rains came and this was like the first rain of rainy season rain. It lasted for about 2 hours and was like a wall of rain. It rained so hard that I had a stream of water running through my front room. Crazy, right! It was amazing! So weird, but such a blessing. Thank you Lord for the one night of coolness! A break in a season of tortureous heat and constant sweating! What a great birthday week. 
My Birthday cake!
My Birthday cake!Yummies of Goodness! Thanks Judy!
My birthday balloon- compliments of Maretha!
You can't see it but there is a goat hiding under the awning from the rain. It rained so hard the goats couldn't escape. It was hilarious to see them moving in circles to escape the pellets of rain. 
Happy Belated Birthday Danielle, Your face radiates the joy the Lord. I loved reading your blog today - I can see the Lord working in your life. BTW the ground hog here in Wisconsin said more winter! Erin is Ecuador and said whenever she thinks about how hot it is she remembers the winter she is missing! I spoke to a friend of mine about you today who does work in Kenya, he said I went there with him this year maybe i could visit you. Who really knows the surprises of the Lord!
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