Two Weeks with Mom and Lois

I've been MIA for a while, but with good reason- my mom and aunt came to visit! We were able to squeeze a lot in during the short two weeks that we had...

Day 1: Mom and Lois stepped off the plane Friday AM and were ready to get started, so, we took off running! Breakfast, ATM, visit the Lutheran Missionaries in Kabalagala, grocery shopping...

Day 2-3: We left early in the morning for Soroti to visit Pastor Julius' church, mom's sponsor child, and a "cousin." When we arrived, the kids were already waiting for us at their Saturday program...they were ready to greet us, sing for us, and play with us :) On Sunday, we visited the family of my mom's sponsor child. Below is the picture she took with the whole family, who by the way, live in a tiny 2 bedroom house! They were so excited we came to visit them, though.
 

Day 4: We left Soroti and headed back to Kampala, stopping in Jinja to visit the Nile (and Bujagali Falls) and the Jinja YMCA (for Lois).

Day 5: Shopping Day! It was a public holiday, so we took advantage and went downtown to do all the souvenir shopping mom and Lois could manage!

Day 6: Maranatha Christian School...I took mom and Lois to school with me. Below is a picture of my P3 class. We read a story and made the paper hats to go with!
 




Day 7-11: Safari!! We got to go to both Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls...both are amazing! Of course, we had a few bumps, bruises, and mishaps along the way, but we still enjoyed ourselves, the food, and the animals... Here's a picture of mom and me hanging out near the pool...behind us in the Kazinga channel, which connects Lake Edward and Lake Alfred.
 

We saw lots of wildlife...giraffes, elephants, hippos, crocodiles, warthogs, antelopes, chimpanzees, baboons, monkeys, birds, and LIONS! This lion nearly walked right up to our van. Seriously, he was like 10-15 feet away!
 

Day 12: Back to Maranatha Christian School and Christopher House. Several of the classes from Maranatha go to Christopher House Ministries once a week...it's a place they learn art, music, dance, sports, and character. The kids love it and it's something they definitely crave and need.

Day 13: Once again, we had to wake up early to back out to the Entebbe airport to drop off mom and Lois. Time flew by! I guess we were having fun :)