the past few days have been kinda intense...michael munoz got really sick...he was having major stomach issues and so we had to go to a clinic...kinda scary. they ran some tests and it turns out he has developed ulcers...so it was a very interesting experience because doctors visits here are very different than home as you are all aware. for a while we thought he might have to go home because the pain was so intense, but he is getting better with the medicine...i've been his nurse for the past couple of days & we've had some very good conversations :)
anyway, we have one more week in kabale and at our host's school. it's been such a different trip than last year but good.
well if you could keep michael in your prayers and actually, all of our team's health in prayer, because we've all had health issues, that would be great.
peace.
karen.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
week 2.
apparently i'm not allowed to come home....
one of the teachers said i need to stay in uganda and that he'll find me a nice ugandan man to marry...so you'll all have to get your butts to uganda...
JK!!! not happening, but i have been proposed to 2 times already! hahaha
soo this week has been really fun. last night we watched the champions league game between barcelona and man u. dory i thought of you the whole time. we had a few of the teachers come and watch the game with us at our hotel. it was lots of fun :)
but anyway, this week has been very different than last. and i don't really talk about my relationship with god very much in detail, but regardless of all the questions and challenges that have arisen on this trip and even before...God has shown me every day why I came. Dory, you are so right, its not to change the life of anyone or even to share "the good news" with anyone because that definitely has not happened...but small little things that have shown me how faithful God is :) it's been a really cool thing.
so two weeks down. two to go.
i hope everything is great at home. i'm still kinda sick and i haven't been sleeping very well but it's all good...see you soon!
peace.
karen.
one of the teachers said i need to stay in uganda and that he'll find me a nice ugandan man to marry...so you'll all have to get your butts to uganda...
JK!!! not happening, but i have been proposed to 2 times already! hahaha
soo this week has been really fun. last night we watched the champions league game between barcelona and man u. dory i thought of you the whole time. we had a few of the teachers come and watch the game with us at our hotel. it was lots of fun :)
but anyway, this week has been very different than last. and i don't really talk about my relationship with god very much in detail, but regardless of all the questions and challenges that have arisen on this trip and even before...God has shown me every day why I came. Dory, you are so right, its not to change the life of anyone or even to share "the good news" with anyone because that definitely has not happened...but small little things that have shown me how faithful God is :) it's been a really cool thing.
so two weeks down. two to go.
i hope everything is great at home. i'm still kinda sick and i haven't been sleeping very well but it's all good...see you soon!
peace.
karen.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
so it feels like i've been here much longer than i actually have. i'm sick but it's ok.
we just finished up a week at this place called Hope Africa. it was a good week, but it was also very hard because we spent the week with children who were street children at one point or they have no parents or any guardians.
it was really good to be there. but it also was hard because it makes me wonder what we are doing to the children's understanding of love. we spent the week there and each person got close with several kids and it's hard NOT to love these kids. jonathan, i thought of you because i think that it's sad that mission trips have been so damaging and that there are so negative connotations with coming to an African country, but if it really was about the kids....your heart just feels like it will explode....and i know that's cheesy and typical, but i think its been cool to build up our friendships from last year and even some from the year before...i can't imagine never coming back.
you probably all hate that and think i'm full of shit. but don't worry i have my doubts and fears and all sorts of things too...but i don't have enough time for all that...and it's hard to write about so i just wanted to focus on the good. just for my own sake. so sorry for being selfish.
dork i miss you :)
and my BEE... what the heck?? not one thing from you.
love love love.
karen
we just finished up a week at this place called Hope Africa. it was a good week, but it was also very hard because we spent the week with children who were street children at one point or they have no parents or any guardians.
it was really good to be there. but it also was hard because it makes me wonder what we are doing to the children's understanding of love. we spent the week there and each person got close with several kids and it's hard NOT to love these kids. jonathan, i thought of you because i think that it's sad that mission trips have been so damaging and that there are so negative connotations with coming to an African country, but if it really was about the kids....your heart just feels like it will explode....and i know that's cheesy and typical, but i think its been cool to build up our friendships from last year and even some from the year before...i can't imagine never coming back.
you probably all hate that and think i'm full of shit. but don't worry i have my doubts and fears and all sorts of things too...but i don't have enough time for all that...and it's hard to write about so i just wanted to focus on the good. just for my own sake. so sorry for being selfish.
dork i miss you :)
and my BEE... what the heck?? not one thing from you.
love love love.
karen
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
this is the first day i have internet access, so sorry dory!!
i don't really have much time either so i can't really write the million things i want to tell you.
but we got here safe. all 12 of our bags definitely did not get here, but we tracked them down and got them the next day.
it's really strange, but i'm homesick for the first time ever. i miss home a lot :(
it's been a really interesting experience this time around. he tenido momentos muy buenos, pero algunos momentos que ya no aguanto estar aqui...
bueno, no es estar aqui el problema sino las personas que estan aqui conmigo. mucha insipides. les cuento detalles despues.
well i miss you all! i can't wait to be home, so please pray that i don't go crazy and that i can just enjoy being here and focus on what i need to :)
love love love.
karen.
i don't really have much time either so i can't really write the million things i want to tell you.
but we got here safe. all 12 of our bags definitely did not get here, but we tracked them down and got them the next day.
it's really strange, but i'm homesick for the first time ever. i miss home a lot :(
it's been a really interesting experience this time around. he tenido momentos muy buenos, pero algunos momentos que ya no aguanto estar aqui...
bueno, no es estar aqui el problema sino las personas que estan aqui conmigo. mucha insipides. les cuento detalles despues.
well i miss you all! i can't wait to be home, so please pray that i don't go crazy and that i can just enjoy being here and focus on what i need to :)
love love love.
karen.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
uganda.
ya me voy!!! :)
love you all and let's hope for good internet connection at our hotel :)
i should be driving to apu right now, so besos y abrazos...
see you in a month!
ps. i hope you like my blog link thing. whatever that is called. and i'm wearing my pupusa tshirt to fly out!
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