Monday, July 19, 2010

Midnight Bus to Mombassa

In Uganda almost everyone who I spent time with was Ugandan. I did not get to do as much dentistry and so at times I wondered what I was doing there. But I learned so much about the culture and even a little of the language. The friends who I would spend time hanging out with and talking about the Lord and praying with were Ugandan. They were my encouragers, my brothers and sisters in Christ. Some other western people I met there remarked on how I'd been able to make such good friends with local people. It wasn't until later as I was reading John 17:23 that I realized why I had become such fast friends with the people there. Jesus prayed, "that [us who believe in Him] may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that [God] sent [Jesus] and loved [us].

After a lengthy good-bye with my friends in Uganda I am now back in Kenya with Dr. & Mrs. Rich & their family. Their family went to the beach in Mombassa and were gracious enough to let me come. The other family who was with us, the Congdons, know all the people I was with in 2007. It is so incredible to spend time with families who live here and have for years & to meet their kids who are my age. I've been able to talk with Mrs. Rich & Mrs. Congdon about some of the difficulties with raising a family in Africa.

I have really mixed emotions about coming home. I miss and love all of you probably more than you know. But in all honesty I do not want to come home. I've been a bit teary the past few days just thinking about it so your prayers would be appreciated as I prepare to come home & when I get home with readjusting before school starts on the 24th.

Just for fun:
  • Ran out of dental floss!
  • With the world cup over sports news is not as exciting. Last night the headline was a local badmitten tournament.
  • When I get home I will have an orange kitten, Murphy, who I will promptly dye garnet.
  • there are always ants, lots & lots of ants... in food, on the floor & in my bed...
  • there were 4 dental students in Mombassa so instead of a sand castle we built a sand maxillary first molar
  • climbed a palm tree
  • met a guy named Nate who has been bugging me to write a blog about him
  • extracted 2 teeth on my own & reset a lady's mandible whose jaw had been locked open
  • lost my favorite Carolina hat in the Indian ocean


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2 comments:

  1. BakerBakerAugust 1, 2010 at 10:00 PM

    So,when I read "we built a sand maxillary first molar," instead of a sandcastle, I was imagining a tooth maybe as big as a breadbox.Then I saw the picture. Once again, I had to laugh and shake my head. Of course it wasn't a tiny little sand tooth. I should have known. Nice!

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  2. 6tomatosAugust 4, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    I'm so glad to read one more report on your time in Africa. Having read all of them I know how much this trip has meant to you and, no doubt, to others. You are blessed to have had such an experience. I know this is evidence of God's working through you. The experience is also an indication of who you are, in Christ, and how you will continue to serve Him.

    I am blessed to be your Dad.

    On a different note, I will be happy to replace that Carolina cap for you and throw in a Gamecock championship t-shirt.

    Love,

    Dad

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