uganda | day eight
Wow. The last but certainly not least day. We started the morning quite early as the young adults headed to Senga excited to go on a true African safari. (This would have been my first safari in general!) The drive to Senga was maybe an hour away. Not too bad despite the bumpy dirt road.
The last school we were going to teach was in Senga so it was convenient that the safari take place just down the hill-the school is located on top of this very large hill. The view is absolutely incredible.
Anyway, the park must've house 200 plus zebras. I couldn't believe my eyes! I have never seen so many zebras in my entire life. We were hoping to see elephants or giraffes but instead we saw zeals (had no idea that's what their called) of zebras, a few monkeys here and there and many, many warthogs. Warthogs are the ugliest animals I have ever seen-I feel bad for them but have hope that they are still probably prettier than some animals in this world!!
After a fews hours on safari, we headed on up to the school where we would teach our last lesson. I was pretty exhausted and not feeling my best by the time we reached the school but sometimes you just have to suck it up and put 100 and 10 percent into it (which turned out to be no problem because I absolutely love those kids).
This lesson was a bit crazy because we got to the school way before the parents and ended up teaching all of our lessons to the designated grades and had lots of free time afterwards. I ended up walking around the school with 8 girls who wanted to hold both of my hands AND be as close to me as they could. These girls were so sweet; they brought me into their church/multi-purpose room and sang me a song and also took so many selfies. I really miss that kind of welcoming: complete strangers who end up becoming second family by the end of the day.
We spent the rest of the day at Senga, sipping sodas, playing the bongos and making animal sounds. And after another long and successful day, we packed our bags and headed back to eat our last meal with Pastor Emmy and SuperMom. These two people (besides God) are the reason why this ministry exists. They are hardworking and Jesus-loving people who have only done nothing but serve the Lord and change the lives of thousands of children.
The photos above were taken by Matt Hogan, our photographer. You can visit his website here.
The ones below are taken on my iPhone, my handy dandy camera.
To say my life is changed is an understatement. I was stretched in my faith and tested beyond my comfort zone. The Ugandans love like no other and are forever etched in my heart.