I didn't have time to put a video together, but here are a few pictures from our trip upcountry:
This picture is for Ben W. -- He loves giraffes and this giraffe loves Ben.
Here's a lion. 
We found a driver that knew how to get into the Congo without going through customs (should I have said that?). So we hiked around for a little while... took some pictures of kids and that was about it.
Crossing into the DRC there's a little creek/river with naked kids that marks the border. Here the river is... and the kids.
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So none of these pictures have anything to do with Nebbi, really... Maybe read Sam's blog to find out more about the trip. I'll try posting more later tonight?
This post is basically to say that I've returned from Nebbi. It was an amazing trip to the mountains... worked in an incredible medical center- spent lots of time with one of the revs from the Nebbi diocese. Wonderful experience-- God is certainly working in the mountains of Uganda.
Later tonight I'll put together some pictures and videos from the last week and upload them tomorrow morning.
I can't say thank you enough for your prayers.
This morning/afternoon was spent at an awesome HIV/AIDS clinic. It's the Mildmay Hospital of Uganda... they test visitors for hiv/aids and give palliative care for those who test positive (treating more than 450 per day). Before today I had never been to an aids clinic... it was pretty wild. I'm still not sure what feelings I felt when looking at a group of 100 people waiting in line for their test results-- parents/adults looking so nervous, ashamed and sad, and little kids running around laughing because they had no idea why they were there. Overall, the clinic was amazing-- wonderful facilities and great staff. Another observation-- when tickled, little kids with HIV/AIDS laugh just as much as those without :)
We ended up not being able to film, because very few children at this clinic have consent from their parents to be photographed/filmed.
Soooo... that was my day today. Tomorrow we leave to go up country (Nebbi) and live in the sticks for a few days. No power or running water etc...We'll be back to Kampala on Sunday afternoon/evening.
God is good.
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Hey Mary (sister), I saw some awesome stuff that I was gonna tell you in a Facebook message, but decided to show you...
p.s., I'm not really spending any time at all making these videos... and I'm a little embarrassed putting stuff up that's so poorly edited/put together... buuuut, here it is anyways :)
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Last edit on this post... and last post until Sunday. Just wanted to share an interesting experience I had tonight... So apparently grasshoppers are a delicacy in Uganda. So naturally when I heard this I ran outside, found a boda boda and we looked for 20 minutes around the city of Kampala for someone selling them. After lots of searching, we scored at Cabalagaba (red light district...no pun intended... bad joke, sorry) and rode off with 1kilogram of g'hoppers. Back at the house we warmed them up over a charcoal grill and ate them like popcorn shrimp. I'm not sure how to explain the taste... Maybe like crunchy Long John Silver? -- I've only eaten there once, but from what I remember, grasshoppers taste like LJS. Aannnnd... that's it... I need to get my pack packed and get some sleep (I also need to floss, because I have grasshopper shell stuck between my lower back molars... gross)
Things have been soooo busy!
I've gotta keep it quick, so here's the deal:
1.) Finished with the Sudanese visas process...I'll post pictures tomorrow... it's sweet
2.) Spent lots more time in the prisons. We bought and delivered everyone in the Ramand and Women's prison soap... often they go 3-4 months without soap.
3.) Went to Jinja
a. Took us 2.5hrs to go 30miles in a taxi.. sweet
b. Went to the point where Lake Victoria turns into the Nile River
c. Boat ride around the Nile
d. Watched some Africans ride down some SERIOUS rapids, only holding (1) little water jug
e. Bungee jumped over the Nile (150ft)
4.) Went to a 3 hour African Anglican church service today-- we led worship... weird.
5.) At lunch with the my host family... beef liver, goat, pineapple, matoke, rice, avocado and a peanut sauce. p.s. Africans call peanuts 'G-Nuts' ... as in 'ground nut'
Tomorrow we'll be in an aids clinic all day, and they're letting us film and take pics... and that's it-- thanks for your prayers
I've been thinking about this post for the last few days. I'd like to... enlighten/expose/share with? those who haven't spent time in Uganda with the three primary means of transportation in Kampala (capital city).
From most expensive to least:
Special Hire - the special hire is basically the taxi that we're all familiar with. The only difference is that you call one in advance to pick you up, rather than flag one down on the side of the road. It's a pretty big to deal to hire a personal taxi here and most don't do it.
Boda Boda - This is mos def my favorite means of transportation in Kampala. Everywhere you look there are motocycles dodging in and out of traffic, carrying 1-3 passengers (not counting the driver). The principle of the boda is very similar to the American taxi... flag one down, haggle about the price a bit and get from point A to B as fast as possible. I used my little point and shoot (SD750) to take a few quick shots on the Boda on my way here to the café. And know that this is LIGHT traffic:
(sorry for the lame quality... I'm keeping things as simple as possible and super small files)
Taxi - the taxi system here is basically like public transportation. 15 passenger vans everywhere, on route with cheap fares. on every taxi there's the driver, of course, and a 'conductor'. The conductor opens and closes the sliding door and also takes your money. During the day when there are 'traffic police' standing on the roads, Taxis generally keep it 1 person per seat... however, at night they'll pack 'em in.
and that's it for now... I'm gonna go find a boda boda and see if I can track down Sam.
* the previous post has the Sudan updates etc
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Sooo... went into the prison today... i t w a s n u t s. We had to get rid of everything on us, watches, money etc, so I obviously don't have any pictures or anything to show you... The mens prison was amazing, but the womens blew my mind. The lady who led the service is in the 'condemned to death' section for killing her husband... she was the most glowing, wonderful person in the world. Side note-- I've never been one to go on a mission trip and get all sappy about things, but the ladies blew my mind... their singing, their dancing, their testimonies... amazing. Another crazy thing is that if you come into prison pregnant, you keep your baby there until he/she is old enough for primary school. Wild. It was such a blessing to see so many women filled with joy, in such a terrible place.
Another side note, in the mens prison the housing is built for 300 inmates, but houses 1,200... just to give you an idea of how crowded and crazy it is here.
So here's the rundown for the Sudan trip... leave a comment and tell me how awesome my hair looks... joke.