Well the last few days have been so full I don't even know where to begin.  Wednesday was our last day before meting the rest of our Ugandan classmates, and it was the first time that we met many new little friends. We woke up in the morning with a certain anticipation knowing that today we were going to the Watoto Baby home based in Kampala, called Bulrushes. We could hardly contain our excitement!! However we were not expected until three, so that left us with most of the day to find something else to do. While we waited Mumma Esther took us all to a craft market, and what an experience that was!!! In such a small space there was so much, it was almost overwhelming but at the same time I loved it. As we all spread out looking at our own pace at the different stalls three of us, Natalie, Danielle and myself found ourselves the joy of three beautiful little girls eating their lunch. It seemed that everything we said and did was funny to the one and the other two easily caught on to her laughter. I must confess that at the moment I am finding my own unique form of culture shock is in not knowing what to say. I would gladly cuddle every little child that I see but if you ask me to talk to them I don't know where to start. This is a major frustration to me but I am so glad to have Natalie around. This is her second time to Uganda and she has been blessed in that she connects so well with people. She loves them and they seem to know it so when she begins talking to them it comes so naturally.  I hope that in time this will come naturally to me as well, but for now I am super glad to have Natalie to follow around! The two of us also met another woman, Maria, who is expecting a baby in April. She blossomed as she showed us a picture of her two other children and talked to us about the names she had picked out for this baby.  As we left we were able to pray for her and that she would have a safe delivery of her baby, it was very cool.

Around two thirty we were finally able to have our tour of Bull rushes, and I will not lie, I did tear up at the sight of all those precious children. Before entering we all had to promise not to touch the baby's as right now there is a ban on the orphanage with some of the children sick. It was so hard to walk by their beautiful faces that were just crying for us to play with them and not be able to do so. There were a few who we were able to do things like play peek a boo with and to see them smile at even that was amazing. One of my favourites was playing peek with a little boy through the window of his room. I would hide behind the wall and then pop up and he would just get this huge smile that made me crouch down and do it again. After a while he started crouching and then when we would pop up at the same time that smile would flash again. They were all so precious and beautiful, I cannot wait until we can go and actually play with them for a full day.

When we got home around four we had some down time and then the last international student arrived and our family was complete. Thomas was incredibly excited to no longer be the only boy in the house.

Thursday was our first day with the rest of our classmates. Though I have managed to click incredibly well with all my new family members I have found that getting to know my Ugandan classmates is not nearly as easy. However Friday got a little easier and I know as time goes by I will be able to form some good friendships and I can't wait.  Twice on both Thursday and Friday we had worship services for a youth conference that was happening all week and again I was blown away. There is such a freedom of worship here where every hindrance is stripped away and people come as they are. Last night as we concluded the final service all I could think about was the old song that says " I will become even more undignified than this".  For everyone who has been think YC on steroids. I love every moment of every worship service and cannot wait for tomorrow when we have the Festival of Hope at Watoto West where all five churches will gather together, some 20,00 people. I know God will move in that place and it will be amazing!