uganda: week two.

i feel like i just wrote a blog about week one yesterday and we are already at the two week mark. this summer is going by way too fast and i already know i am going to be a hot mess come august 1st. 

week two highlights:

• this past sunday at church, during our time of welcoming visitors, a man stood up proclaiming that he had a word for the church. it started out somewhat normal and then quickly went south. it was evident that, even though he said this was a word given to him from God, it was not God-given at all. apparently, false prophets are really common in ugandan churches. after church, we learned that pastor jonathan and david sat down with this man to talk about his “prophecy” and it quickly became obvious to jonathan and david that this man did not know jesus. so they shared the gospel with him and he accepted jesus that day!! how good is God?!
• also on sunday, uncle mark and titus took the interns and the nurses on a “jungle cruise” in the forest behind their house. despite what we were told, rainy season is not over in uganda so the african forest was actually the african swamp. we came out up to our knees in mud and scratches all over from the tall grass we trekked through but laughs were had and memories were made. and so far no bacteria has made us have to remove any limbs.
• i found my favorite toddler this week. i know i know, i am not supposed to have favorites but come on, i am just as human as the rest of us. his name is joseph and he is a handful. he has gotten into the habit of running up to me when i pass by the toddler house, wrapping his arms around my waist, and saying “i’m your baby monkey.” i mean seriously. how could i resist? he also begs me to take pictures of him then says “ i want to see mychelef” (myself in ugandan toddler speak). at one point this week he said “hannah beth, i want to lay on your lap and have you tickle me.” okay bubba, whatever you say (:
• i went to kampala this week with joseph, GSF’s occupational therapist, to a special needs rehab hospital. it is unbelievable how much of a need is here for therapy services for special needs kids. and this hospital doesn’t only service kids from uganda. people travel from countries like rwanda and congo to receive medical care here. 
• ISANGA AND STEVEN FOUND DR. PEPPER IN UGANDA. that’s all that needs to be said about that one.
• and an update that is still going on right now.. i am the nurse on call this weekend. basically that means that i have the phone and if something goes wrong on campus, i direct them to the right people. it should be a quiet weekend here but you really never know so fingers crossed nothing happens.

prayer requests:

• i am leading sunday school tomorrow for the first time so pray that that time will be fruitful.
• anytime you are doing something that pleases the Lord, you are doing something that Satan hates. pray for the spiritual warfare that is happening over this place lately and praise that no matter what happens, God has already won.
• and seriously, please pray that time will slow down. i have six weeks left and i am already dreading leaving so pray that i will focus on the present time and not on the fact that i will eventually have to leave.

i don't have fast enough internet right now to upload pictures here but i just put an album on facebook this afternoon so head over there to see what life has been like lately. love and miss all of you. keep on praying, prayer warriors. it's definitely needed and felt here.