What a week!

Welcome to my new blog! Unfortunately the website I was using before had some errors and issues so I've finally decided to relocate. So my blog can now be found here at www.blessedindeeduganda.blogspot.com


This week has been another I doubt that I will forget in a hurry! On Sunday I had a really lovely conversation with one of my brothers here, and despite thinking that I knew him really really well, he told me that he has a wife and a child! So he says that I'm now an auntie to his daughter which was such a special thing to hear and I'm so happy for him!
Anyway, on Monday 4 of us traveled to Masindi, near Murchison Falls National Park, where we visited a Rhino sanctuary. We had the opportunity to go rhino tracking and we were blessed to stand about 7 meters from three of only twelve white rhino in Uganda.What was then even more beautiful was that one of the baby rhino stood up, called for the mother, who then stood up and we witnessed her feeding her baby!
The next morning we drove into Murchison Falls National Park where we went to see Murchison Falls. I tell you - if you ever come to Uganda this really is a must see! As we were walking down to the falls, Esther and I were in conversation, but as we rounded a corner and got our first glimpse of the falls our conversation just ended as we were rendered speechless by such a magnificent sight! I've been blessed to see many waterfalls before but I've never seen anything like this! The water is so powerful and majestic and we were soaked through from the spray. The rainbows in the spray were beautiful and the floor around the area looked like it was covered in glitter.
After lunch we then took a boat trip up the Nile to see the falls from the bottom. Along the way we saw countless hippo, lots of antelope, birds, buffalo and warthogs. We also saw some crocodiles and even a few elephants!
That night we stayed in bandas, which are mud huts with thatched roofs. They were beautiful and so warm. Here we also showered under the sky which was such an amazing experience. In the morning we woke up at 5.30 and saw the sunrise and we caught a ferry across the river to go for a game drive. The whole way around the park we stood on the seats of the car through the sun roof (which caused a few bruises from the bumpy roads but it was worth it!) It was such a good feeling to drive along and to feel the wind in your face. We were so blessed to see so many amazing animals and such a beautiful landscape. We saw giraffe and elephants as well as lots of antelope, warthogs, buffalo, birds and all kinds of other creatures.
When we got home that evening it was so good to see the others again as we had really missed them. We were also told that evening that our brother Brian has just moved house and now lives practically next door to us which is great, if not a bit of a shock!
Since getting back we've been enjoying our last few days of relaxation before we're back to work.

Thank you for your prayers and support. I would love to encourage anyone who can to support Smile International both financially if you're able, but mainly in prayer. I'm sure you can see how great they have been to me, and I see so much of what they do here in Uganda. Smile also have similar projects in many other countries which I'm sure would benefit just as much from some extra support.

Please also pray for...
- The Smile Uganda team as we prepare for an upcoming bible week that we'll be running in a village outside of Kampala
- Thanksgiving for so many blessings
- Continued health and safety

Thank you so much and God bless
Lorna x