Oh, The Places You'll Go -- Africa Part I

The clock ticks slowly as I sit and wait in anticipation. Not even the sun dared to rise at such an hour as this. As I sit motionless in my house I feel my breath drawing deeper still. Suddenly the loud buzz of my phone stirs me into motion. The time had come, from this point on I would never be the same. A twenty-year old, browned eyed girl was about to leave the country.

I woke, tangled in a mosquito net, to the sound of children laughing. I proceeded to take a shower where I failed to find even the slightest trace of warm water ... this is Africa. I'M IN AFRICA! The trip was a solid thirty-four hours. Let me make known, that spending time in third world countries has never been on the top of my to-do list; however, I am in Love with a God who calls me to do crazy things.  My Father gives me a spirit of adventure that I would surely lack without Him.

As I step out onto the orange African soul I am certain of nothing and ready for anything. No Reservations. No retreats. No Regrets. The adventures that awaited me in Africa were none that I could ever imagine. The people that I encountered, the places I saw, and the God I loved altered my frail sense of reality.

In the next couple of entries I will share with you the individual stories that happened to me while i was in Gulu, Uganda. I hope this preview gave you a taste of what is to come.